Decided to down tools on the commercial photography edits today and head to one of my favourite little spots where red grouse congregate at the side of the road. The weather was glorious as I left home but by the time I got to my destination on the hills an hour later, the wether had closed in terribly: howling gales, horizontal driving snow and very low light levels! Still, the grouse performed well but, despite the snow and extreme conditions, there just wasn’t enough light to light the shots. Flight shots were a dismal failure due to motion blur caused by the lack of light, even at 2000ISO. Here are a few shots of grouse, done round about 800 ISO. Will have to go back shortly as these boys were getting ready for the spring and there was a lot of postulating going on despite the cold snap!
.jpg "Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in the snow")
.jpg "Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in the snow")
.jpg "Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in the snow")
.jpg "Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in the snow")
