Gallery: AvianPosted February 6, 201175 views3 comments
Taken last winter,but originally only posted in the UK Gallery.It was taken from the car window as I drove through the Lammermuir Hills,in the Scottish Borders.
Canon Mk11N,500+1.4 lens,1/500 f10 and iso400.
Phil.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 6, 2011 at 7:52 AM
Phil,
The pose of the grouse is interesting and I like the motion blur caused by the bird shaking. The whites in the background & foreground are very bright, pushed over 255. You may be able to reduce that in ACR if you took this in RAW. The bird itself looks good but this is too high key for my tastes.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 6, 2011 at 8:39 PM
I like the simplicity of the composition, making the grouse stand out very well. I understand Mia's concerns about the bright snow but its hard to avoid and still retain detail in the dark feathers. Bright snow just doesn't have a lot of detail. I do wish the grouse was turned a bit more towards the camera.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 9, 2011 at 1:33 AM
Like the ruffled feathers and detail Phil - well done
cheers
Rob
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3 commentsThe pose of the grouse is interesting and I like the motion blur caused by the bird shaking. The whites in the background & foreground are very bright, pushed over 255. You may be able to reduce that in ACR if you took this in RAW. The bird itself looks good but this is too high key for my tastes.
cheers
Rob