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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: high country on September 23, 2007, 01:00:49 PM

Title: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: high country on September 23, 2007, 01:00:49 PM: I posted this in the upland section but figured the photo crowd might enjoy it too, not too often do I see a grouse in full strut. Second is a king sized ruffed from a recent scouting trip taken with my pistol.

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Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: Antlershed on September 23, 2007, 01:09:52 PM: Awesome picture of the one in full strut. Never seen that before.
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: boneaddict on September 23, 2007, 01:30:21 PM: These aren't in the photo contest because.........great shots!
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: Idabooner on September 23, 2007, 02:30:30 PM: For those that haven't seen them, it's fun to watch them TRAIN the hens in the spring. We call them hooters, they make a run at the hen, of course she runs, they hoot and stop, after strutting a little they make another run-hoot-and stop. After a couple days the hen is getting it figured out, that when he hoots he will stop, by this time she will let him get fairly close. Guess what? This time he hooted,she stopped and he didn't, :rolleyes: and that's why we have baby grouses.
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: high country on September 23, 2007, 03:13:08 PM: apparently I am ignorant of the photo contest? I guess I will have to do a bit of investigating.
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: billythekidrock on September 23, 2007, 07:48:42 PM: Great pictures..

Have you tried using any software to clean up the photos? I am not talking about "pixel nudging" or adding sunsets, but rather restoring the color that the camera doesn't capture properly and clearing up the "cloud" for a clearer photo.
Almost every digital image can use some cleaning via "instant" fix of some sort. Most software packages have this ability.
I ran this one through the "instant fix" in Photoshop as an example. Notice the difference.

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Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: high country on September 23, 2007, 08:02:02 PM: I did not. it was thick as pea soup whe I took the shots. I appreciate the work. I will at some point get around to cleaning them up.....just not during hunt/harvest/firewood season.
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: Antlershed on September 23, 2007, 08:04:58 PM: Hey Billy, how do you go about doing that in PS?
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: billythekidrock on September 23, 2007, 08:32:50 PM: In PS 7, once I have the photo oriented and cropped how I want it..
Click "Image" "Adjustments" "Auto Levels"
Then depending on the needs of the image I continue in "Adjustments" with "Auto Contrast" and sometimes I follow that with "Auto Color".
Then if you need more power you can go "Adjustments" "Curves" and make more adjustments there.
Title: Re: blue grouse in full strut
Post by: BlackTail on September 24, 2007, 10:35:55 PM: Those are some awesome grouse pics!! Thanks for sharing.