Sage Grouse Battle

[Mike Robinson]

It's that time of year when the males are battling for the best spots on the lek. This has always been very tough to document because of the way these birds fight and the extremely fast brief action. With the Mark4 I can use Iso 1600 and get high enough shutter speeds to freeze the action.


Canon 1DM4, 500 f4, Iso 1600, f5.6 at 1/3200s

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow Mike this is awesome. You sure captured these males in the height of their dispute. Excellent sharpness and detail. Love it !!! Big congrats !!!

[Doug Brown]

Looks great for ISO 1600. It was a good decision to push your ISO in spite of the fact that you had sunlight; that extra SS really freezes the action nicely. Like the low angle. Wish I could see the head of the second bird.

[Myer Bornstein]

Congrat on the capture sharp and good color.

[thijs broekkamp]

Nice action moment captured! Sharpness is super. I think it might be some brighten up/contrast added

[Simon Bennett]

Action plus, very sharp.

[Sid Garige]

Great action Mike. Very well captured.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Mike Love the tech settings, glad to see you taking advantage of the Mk4 !!

Agree with Dough on seeing the other bird but one Big Time Good image !!!!

[Kurtis Diffenbaugh]

Awesome behavioral shot! :eek:

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful light embellishing the action, those wings look like they were made of mother of pearl. Big congrats!