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    Just back from 5 days photographing (or at least trying) Greater Prairie Chickens and Plains Sharptail grouse in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. Struggled with the weather and only got 2 good mornings. Nothing at all on sharptails. No crop as per norm...

    Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Av
    Exposure compensation: +2/3
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 400
    Focal length: 800mm

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    Yikes! That is a killer shot! Puts mine posted yesterday to shame!

    Just curious -- were you is a blind or vehicle? Private land or public?

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    I like the pose, HA colours and complimentary BG. Beautiful image!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Fuhr View Post
    Yikes! That is a killer shot! Puts mine posted yesterday to shame!

    Just curious -- were you is a blind or vehicle? Private land or public?
    Thanks... from a blind on a private ranch!

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    Lovely light. It just has a feel of late afternoon.

    The pose is right on.

    Very well done.

    Dave

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    Like Black Grouse in my country. Position is great, only action missing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by D. Robert Franz View Post
    Just back from 5 days photographing (or at least trying) Greater Prairie Chickens and Plains Sharptail grouse in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. Struggled with the weather and only got 2 good mornings. Nothing at all on sharptails. No crop as per norm...

    Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Av
    Exposure compensation: +2/3
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 400
    Focal length: 800mm

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    Superb! Sweet light and pose. You sure made the most of good weather when you had it.

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    I've never seen this species before - this is quite a bird with a interesting posture. I assume those are air sacks that inflate during courtship displays?

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    Fantastic IQ and light...What a crazy looking bird...Nice one Robert

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    Great image ,,love the detail and composition

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    Oh this is nice. Great low angle, pose, comp, light. You certainly made the best of the two good mornings...

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    Fantastic image!!!

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    wow..awesome bird light HA & sharpness + angle..lovely..is this in breeding plumage? nice work done TFS

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