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Chucker

by Neil Rossmiller

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 7, 2015338 views9 comments
Chucker on Antelope Island State Park, Utah on a foggy, frosty morning
Canon 5D, Canon 400 2.8 w/ 1.4 ext. 1/800 th @ f8 post processing in LR4
Thanks for looking

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on December 7, 2015 at 1:30 PM
 What a great photo of a very elusive bird (at least around here where we have a lot of them, but are fairly heavily hunted so very difficult to get good photo.)
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 7, 2015 at 1:33 PM
Hey Neil,
Excellent . . .  laugh
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on December 7, 2015 at 1:59 PM
Very nice image.  We have these in eastern WA and OR but they are elusive.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 7, 2015 at 5:40 PM
Neil, this image bears a lot of similarity to Audubon's original art works, with the clean look at the bird and very minimalist surroundings.  The details in the Chucker are great and there's a fine sense of cold isolation broken up nicely by the touch of grass on the right.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 7, 2015 at 6:06 PM
Lovely image, Neil.  Did you post this or another one from the same series some time ago?  That tuft of grass in front of the bird looks familiar.  Excellent job on the exposure.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on December 7, 2015 at 7:19 PM
Yes, Dennis.
This one has both feet on the snow. The other had the right foot raised. It's in my gallery. I actually like this one better.
Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 9, 2015 at 12:31 PM
Wonderful high-key shot, Neil. I really like the shot.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 10, 2015 at 9:59 AM
Hi  Neil   crying      Excellent  high-key  capture.  never  seen  this  bird  before.     well composed  with  beautifull  color    devil..
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 13, 2015 at 1:41 AM
Neil,

very well done, has a type of high key effect. Also the low angle of photography is great as it is the pose.
Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments