Canon 7D Canon Canon 500mm tripod, ISO 500 1/250 sec f7.1
Small crop and added canvas to the left, the tail tip was right on the edge of the frame. I cloned/patched some ferns around the neck region.
All C & C welcome.
Canon 7D Canon Canon 500mm tripod, ISO 500 1/250 sec f7.1
Small crop and added canvas to the left, the tail tip was right on the edge of the frame. I cloned/patched some ferns around the neck region.
All C & C welcome.
The grouse is very beautiful, like the BG, and composition, the rain is a must...
Way to go Jon; probably your best yet, well done, lovely composition and detail; some will say a little tight
(now go and find a Grey one)
This is beautiful Image...Loved it a lot...beautiful exposure, pose, sharpness and BG...Rain is bonus...I think this needs slight CCW rotation.
Excellent light, details and bg.
Hi Jon, I like the stately pose, and you have brought out the detail and colours so well. The falling rain adds interest, as do the droplets on his chest. I do wish you had more room left and bottom.![]()
I have a certain reservation over the plumage detail - do you think this is a little better?
I like the added room below...the oof stuff there is a bit unfortunate though. good job of sharpening in the repost. face looks nice and crisp. loved the pose, colors and rain. perfect HA. great feel.
The repost is much better, I liked the first post, but this one is even better...
lots to like - the moss, rain and the colour of the bird. I like the repost as there is more room. I especially like the reds in the birds plumages matching reds in the BG and moss/heather perch. This is the best image so far of this specie.
You seem to get a lot of photo's of really interesting and unusual birds.
This is really nice, the rain and habitat are great.
Dan Kearl
Feathers nicer and sharped in the repost but this is one case where I would rather not have the virtual feet included as the o-o-f stuff that was introduced on the bottom frame edge is mega distracting.... For me.
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very nice image of my favorite game bird,like the rain,repost better,but agree about the out of focus heather at the bottom.well done.

sweet image, nice details and the rain and beautiful BG really add. I agree with Artie re OOF stuff in the FG. I prefer the processing in repost with the original crop
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Very nice shot, Great pose, excellent background, like the rain drops, and I like the sharpening on the repost, but prefer the original comp.
Well done.
Beautiful pose and feather detail - it really captures the character of the bird. I think all you have to do on the repost is to tone down the pale out of focus FG bits and remove the 'orange bent stalk'.
Great image!
Many thanks to everyone for your C&C, I always look forward to your replies.