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    Default Ruffed Grouse In High-key.

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    This is the same ultra-tame individual I posted a tight portrait of recently. The strategy here was to place a small seed-pile to keep it busy long enough to hurry into place and wait for it to make its approach and then pick the best poses to process. This is freshly fallen fluffy snow, so no detail is to be had in it (especially a cloudy day), except the little bit that is within dof. I love the look anyhow :-)

    Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/4, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, added extra contrast and saturation to counter the flat light conditions.

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    Hi Daniel , cool work .
    Nice to see some little bit of detail in the snow . Like the raised foot and the overall punch to the colors and tones , working well together .
    Your patience paid off

    TFS Andreas

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    Love high key Daniel and what not to like coming right at you with the stare. Processed well and the raised foot adds . Is nice to see some detail in the snow. TFS

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    Look at the swagger on this one... is this a male or female?

    The feather pattern seems like it was almost made for a snowy, high key backdrop. The stare, head feather and strut bring it up a couple for sure.

    Great job handling the snow and leaving just enough contrast for the ground to stand out.

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    Daniel:

    Perfect image for high key effect. Raised foot, top knot, stare all work well. Agree about the small area of snow with some detail helps anchor the bird.

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