{"id":13321,"date":"2013-03-14T03:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=13321"},"modified":"2013-03-13T06:09:33","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:09:33","slug":"chukar-on-a-snow-covered-rock-ledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/14\/chukar-on-a-snow-covered-rock-ledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukar On A Snow-covered Rock Ledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes a change of position of just a few inches can have a fairly dramatic affect on the overall “feel” of an image.\u00a0 That was the case with this Antelope Island Chukar.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a01600, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0I found the bird on a rock ledge and slightly above me which gave an almost eye-level perspective that I like.\u00a0 Occasionally\u00a0it would call, as they’re very prone to do.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01600, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0But then it began to walk a short distance to my right (I’m always surprised that the bottoms of their feet are yellow)…<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01600, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0which brought the snow-covered hillside in the background into play.\u00a0 At first there was a mix of snow and blue sky back there…<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a02000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

but then\u00a0I deliberately raised my window a couple of inches (as usual I was shooting from my pickup) to take the blue sky out of the picture.\u00a0 And the bird obliged me by calling once again.<\/p>\n

Most of the snow is finally<\/em>\u00a0gone from the\u00a0island now.\u00a0 Even the roads to the Frary Peak trailhead and White Rock Bay are open – they’ve been closed for months due to snow.\u00a0 Hopefully that’s a sign that the curlews and Willets (and other spring birds)\u00a0won’t be far behind.\u00a0 Hope so – it’s been a long dry spell on the island.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes a change of position of just a few inches can have a fairly dramatic affect on the overall “feel” of an image.\u00a0 That was the case with this Antelope Island Chukar.   \u00a01600, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0I found the bird on a rock ledge and slightly above me which gave an almost eye-level perspective that I like.\u00a0 Occasionally\u00a0it would call, as they’re very prone to do.     \u00a0\u00a01600, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0But then it began to walk a short distance to my right (I’m always surprised that the bottoms of their feet are yellow)…     \u00a0\u00a01600, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0which brought the snow-covered hillside in the background into play.\u00a0 At first there was a mix of snow and blue sky back there…     \u00a0\u00a02000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light but then\u00a0I deliberately raised my window a couple of inches (as usual I was shooting from my pickup) to take the blue sky out of the picture.\u00a0 And the bird obliged me by calling once again. Most of the snow is finally\u00a0gone from the\u00a0island now.\u00a0 Even the roads to the Frary Peak trailhead and White Rock Bay are open – they’ve been closed for months due to snow.\u00a0 Hopefully that’s a sign that the curlews and Willets (and other spring birds)\u00a0won’t be far behind.\u00a0 Hope so – it’s been a long dry spell on the island. Ron<\/p>\n

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