Chukar

Rohirrim

Don't get close enough to get pic's of these guys in the wild very often. Lighting isn't great, but oh well!

The elusive Chukar


After I posted this I had an inspiration that this bird may look better after some LAB mode adjustments. The following is the same bird with an adjustement to the a and b channels then Sharpening the Lightness Channel. Think its worth the extra time?

Thanks for looking,

Harryb

Very nice. Haven't seen that bird before.

ian408

I like it.

Ian

ginger_55

Different kind of bird! kinda pretty.

I don't know about the extra time on the curves. I can see the difference, particularly in the background. I can't make up my mind as to whether it helps separate the bird or does the opposite. Rutt is THE MAN on LAB curves.

ginger

iceman17

Hi Steve,I didn't even know this bird existed until I seen this shot of yours.I then looked it up in my bird book and found your shot to be better than the shot in the book Good job .Thanks for sharing this with us...ice

bfjr

Yes like the second post work, good job

Rohirrim

Thank you for the comments, Ian, Harry, Ginger and Ice.

These guys can be very hard to find. They are a popular sporting bird in this area. There is a saying among Chukar Hunters that goes something like this. "The first time you go hunting for Chukar it's for fun. After that it's for revenge." I lost my interest in hunting a long time ago as I find shooting with a camera is more rewarding than shooting with a gun, but they are still a challenge to find, probably even more so with a camera.

Thanks,

Kirwin

Unusual bird... looks like some offshoot of the quail. Great capture.

Khaos

Cool looking bird. Nice shot of it.