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    Default Greater Prairie-Chicken in my face

    Another on my my Colorado chicken/grouse mid-April. This guy wandered a bit closer than the other males at the lek. Glad he decided to squawk at me!

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    Dorian love this . I have some but I don't think with this beautiful of a background color. You really nailed this fantastic sharpness and detail. On a personal note I like shooting chickens better than sharptails. They are more aerial and give a tell. Sharptails don't really fly as much. I also think the colors are better on chickens. TFS

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    Awesome portrait Dorian! Love the open beak and squawking pose. Detail looks great, so does the BG and light. Nice work!

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    Wowsa! Great light, crop and details.
    Beautiful BG as well.
    I like the open squaking bill too.
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    Nice work, Dorian. I am enjoying this close-up. Wonderful detail and colors. Thank you for sharing.
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    Hi Dorian, a nice, tight and very colourful portrait.

    A tweak of some Blend modes adjustments adds some depth to both the comb and exposed neck (?) creating a bit more depth & form. If you were side on perhaps the lower part of the beak would have been more isolated????

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    Hi Dorian ... a killer portrait with cracking sharpness and loads of pleasing details .

    TFS Andreas

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    Very nice Dorian....pleasing to the eye....Feather detail looks great and I like the squawk.....

    Will

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    Thank you all for the kind comments. This was not a headshot I expected to capture, so I was thrilled with this result. Cheers!

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    Just who was in who's face? Ditto all the positive comments above. If you twisted my arm I would say that the lower mandible is a bit lost in the feathers of the neck. Anyhoo, I wish it were mine :)

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    This is fantastic Dorian. Even the chicken is reacting to its own portrait!

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