Sage Grouse

Gallery: AvianPosted November 8, 2014104 views8 comments

Here's a portrait of a Sage Grouse from our Malheur trip a couple of years ago. This is full frame. The grouse are photographed from the cars on a dirt road, sometimes they are out in the field a bit but sometimes they come close to the cars, on this occasion they walked right up to the cars and crossed the road.

Canon 7D 500F4 1/100 F5, iso 500

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8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 8, 2014 at 2:08 PM

Stunning plumage. It seems a bit soft in places, mostly the right side of the neck. Sweet BG.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 8, 2014 at 2:11 PM

Thanks Phil, probably not enough depth of field to get it all sharp being this close, the 7D isn't very good at higher isos so it didn't make sense for me to stop down with the low amount of light available. So in a situation like this I focus on the eye.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on November 8, 2014 at 4:48 PM

Beautiful close-up of this handsome bird Nate ! The eye and face are sharp, that's what matters most.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 9, 2014 at 6:17 AM

Great detail Nate - love the oof grass stems

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 9, 2014 at 9:28 PM

Wonderful detail Nate, excellent portrait.

Ray

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 9, 2014 at 10:34 PM

Fantastic details and background. Exposure looks very well done.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on November 14, 2014 at 2:47 PM

Did not get further than the head Nate and that looks spot on to me,must be good to get close to these birds.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 14, 2014 at 11:18 PM

A great profile of this grouse, Nate! Nice separation from the background yet all of the bird is in focus and the details are sharp and clean. I really like the color tones in this scene, including the pastel background colors. Very nice capture!

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