Prairie Chicken

[kevin Hice]

Shot in South Dakota grasslands.Shot from a blind on a tripod. Processed with Dpp 4 Photoshop. Comments and critiques appreciated.
Canon R5
Rf 600
1200 mm
1/1250
F/8
ISO 5000

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Kevin, love it, love it, love it!!!

The simplicity, vibrant colours, details, what's not to like? Lovely muted backdrop that still retains a hint of habitat. Just a thought and perhaps you did shoot it portrait as an option.

Nice work.

TFS
Steve

[Brian Sump]

Kevin, very nice portrait of this Chicken. I know you've had some very good shooting up there; some which I would love to enjoy myself. We do have them here, but it's tough to get out to the plains and scout them.

A lot to like on this one. Nice, rich tones and a great close up look. The crop with all the open space was an interesting choice and it may be better suited as a vertical, as one option.

For me, I wonder if you could get a touch more selective sharpening around the eye and head to help it really pop. TFS my friend!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hey Kevin ... a super portrait of this species .
Love the overall presentation ... even the unique choice of crop . But the vertical does work as well for sure !!!
Well done from capture to output

TFS Andreas

[Ian McLachlan]

Great stuff ;lovely colouring ;I much prefer the original which has lighter background and the colours on the bird eg.the purple Seem to have lost some sparkle in the vertical darker version. I wouldn't change anything except maybe Brian's sharpening suggestion.TFS

[Arthur Morris]

I like both versions and perhaps a square crop would work as well. In the original post, I would eliminate only the sharper grasses with the Remove Tool, about four of them. I spent two weeks photographing the chickens and the grouse; it was a wondrous experience. Kevin is a class act!

Thanks again and much love, artie

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed, beautifully processed. if mine I would check to determine the comb, perhaps reduce saturation/luminance to render some detail improvement - it may/may not work.

[Arthur Morris]

Very nice indeed, beautifully processed. if mine I would check to determine the comb, perhaps reduce saturation/luminance to render some detail improvement - it may/may not work.

Hi Jon,

Not sure what you are seeing but the detail in the yellow comb looks to be superb on this side of the pond.

with love, a

[Steve Kaluski]

Not sure what you are seeing but the detail in the yellow comb looks to be superb on this side of the pond.

Artie, my bet is folk are not viewing the image at 100%, but their Browser is enlarging the image beyond its posted size ie 1920px, hence why some folk this elements, ie eye needs addition sharpening. If you view in Ps and 'Print size' it does render it at actual size, 100%, ultimately its going to be 5 inches plus on the long side.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This looks really good! Nice details, colours, and comp (although I like both versions). The bit of grasses along the bottom are a nice touch, with artie's suggestion worth exploring.