Red Grouse

Went out for a drive nr where i live and got this fella. Crit most welcome

Mine's a large one!

oh, bird, yes

Great shot!

I'd like to make some observations & suggests regarding this photo. I believer a tighter crop would create a better composition as well as eliminate a lot of blurred background without detail. The overall photo need more contrast, more snap so I would increase the vibrance and color saturation slightly to give the image more pop. The original photo is out of focus. to help save this image you can carefully sharpen certain areas, such as they eye and crown of the head to make the appearance look sharper. Finally, a light vignette might be added to draw the viewer's eyes to the grouse. I added a small black border to pull it all together. Work on your focus and composition. There are lessons on doing that in the forum.

Thanks for the crit and edit bob. Thats what im on here for. Allways somthing to learn

I like it! Think Bob's crop is nice too.

That a good capture Steve, It the first time I've seen a picture of a Red Grouse posted on the internet

Nice shot of the Grouse very well done.
Great crop as well Bob

Gordon..