Red Grouse

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• pvs (11565)
• [2007-09-29 0:34]

Ha Niek,

Zo dit is de "befaamde" grouse,een leuke foto,hij staat mooi tussrn het gras,goede lage pov en goede kleuren,succes met de landschappen,hier vandaag troosteloos weer,groetjes

Paul

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-09-29 1:35]

Ha Niek,
ze zijn snel, he?! Wel een erg fraai plaatje van deze vogel in zijn favoriete omgeving. Ik vond veruit de meeste grouse aan de oostkant van Schotland.
Succes op je trip vandaag....hier is het weer niet al te best.
Skål du ha,
Jacob

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• anel (8355)
• [2007-09-29 4:50]

hello Niek,
This picture tells a whole story. I like the way the Grouse is just looking up behind the vegetation. It was looking for you, and you caught it! Pleasant picture.
Bedst regards
Anne

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2007-09-29 4:53]

Hi Niek,
I think it turned out pretty good for a quick grab shot. A difficult exposure, but you handled it very well with the bright backround and darker foreground. Nice colors and good detail in the Grouse.

Scott

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• CeltickRanger (6988)
• [2007-09-29 6:47]

bonjour Niek

j'aimes beaucoup ta photo prise en contre-plongé de ce lagopède,
j'aimes également la façon dont le lagopède est cadré dans l'image
j'aimes cette espace qu'il y a vers où il regarde, TFS

Asbed

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• hester (10944)
• [2007-09-29 11:03]

Hi Niek

I love this POV. The alert head above the grass is wonderful. Wonderful composition.

TFS

Karan

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• mbasil (3059)
• [2007-09-29 11:22]

It's a pretty cute bird. I think the way he's peeking out makes him even cuter! I like the way he's burried in the grass, too. Good focus on him, too.
Mike

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2007-09-29 15:10]

Hi Niek

A very characteristic pose of a red grouse. This shot shows the habitat very well.

James

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• pablominto (15470)
• [2007-09-29 23:48]

Hello Niek,
A great portrait of this fine bird, a well composed image with fine details!
This is a common bird in my parts too, right now is hunting season...
I like how the birds pops up from the vegetation, where the grouse is so clever in hiding, you can almost step on them before they react!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-09-30 1:21]

Hi Niek,
Wonderful shot of the Red Grouse stretching its neck out to look around. Very unusual composition but looks majestic. The FG details and the blue sky gives a fabulous effect. Very sharp image with spot-on focus on its head. Superb lighting and colours. great POV to portray this charming scene and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• Silke (5398)
• [2007-09-30 6:19]

My sympathies on the landscape hunting, Niek. I am momentarily city-bound again (spent allllll day yesterday taking pictures of the Open House at the airport [a very worthwhile fun event that netted my at least three customers], pictures that will have to be sorted and processed within 48 hours and today I am spending a few hours at the county fair!!) so no new nature shots from me for a few days I think (might resort to archives :()

Great capture here. I love the way the head is just visible, showing how secretive and hard to capture it really is
TFs
silke

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• gannu (10736)
• [2007-09-30 8:48]

Niek, Lovely it looks like someone has actually pasted marbles or pellets on this bird. Excellent eye catch and lovely clarity shot. Ganesh

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• juanjo (1140)
• [2007-09-30 10:38]

hello Niek

nice head over the grass
focus on the bird is perfect
the composition is also very good ,as well as colours

lovely picture

regards
jjo

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• PaulH (10820)
• [2007-09-30 10:41]

Hi Niek,
sorry to hear about the weather, i had the same problem here today on the south coast..but like you say, it's worth it just to be out there anyway.
Anyway back to your photo. A great composition and loooks like you made the right choice with the f stop. Nice layers of OOF heather in the foreground add some subtle colour too. The Grouse itself is sharp and in focus. Good job.
tfs
Paul

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• EOSF1 (21322)
• [2007-09-30 15:29]

Hello Niek ! You were playing hide and seek with the grouse ?! :-) Wonderful shot, very funny and full of technical qualities. Well done again,

Mario

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• Argus (23317)
• [2007-10-01 5:07]

Hello Niek,
Great opportunistic shot of a Red Grouse, the head and neck showing sharply and well in this fine composition with it in its natural heathy habitat.
If you didn't mention it it would ahve been hard to believe that the BG was mountain. Must ahev had patches of mist on it.
TFS and for your kind words for my recovery.
Best wishes, Ivan

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• marioana (1476)
• [2007-10-02 8:53]

Hello Niek.
Wonderful capture. I don't know why but I find it almost humouros. Just the way he's sticking his head up out of the grass, like he's hiding from a hunter or something. Great composition and sharpness. Well seen.
Best regards my friend. Steve.