Hiding in Plain Sight II

© Bill Whala

Hiding in Plain Sight II

Uploaded: November 14, 2014 | Entered: November 14, 2014 15:59:39

Description

White-tailed Ptarmigan
Guanella Pass, Colorado

Another one from the archives. Archives in this case means scanned from film. :^)
Nikon F5, 300/4 AF-S, TC20EII, tripod and ballhead
Sensia 100, Aperture Priority @ f8, Matrix meter @ +1 2/3

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe November 14, 2014

Perfect whites, details and beautiful capture, Bill. #1595319

Jeff Sielski November 14, 2014

Beautiful Bill!! #11186080

Lydia Williams level-classic November 14, 2014

A beauty! #11186119

Gord MacEachern November 14, 2014

Love how this turned out Bill, the white on white with this beautiful looking bird is incredible, so well done!!! #11186130

Kathy Shogren November 14, 2014

Lovely capture. Nice and plump to withstand the elements. #11186145

Nadia Paul November 14, 2014

How beautiful Bill - wonderful detail in the whites! #11186194

Ellen Hodges November 14, 2014

Beautiful find and capture with exquisite detail!! #11186246

Jeffrey R. Bange November 14, 2014

Beautiful capture Bill of a very difficult subject to shoot, white on white. #11186277

Kathy Salerni level-classic November 14, 2014

Another stunning capture of this ptarmigan, Bill! I would have blown out all of it!!! #11186618

Bojan Bencic level-classic November 15, 2014

Beautiful photo, Bill. Love the white on white. Great details. #11186690

Monnie Ryan November 15, 2014

Beautiful bird, beautiful setting! #11186732

Martha R. Mazon level-classic November 15, 2014

How I love seeing the rare film shots here on BP! Excellent depth and range of tones in this beauty. #11186793

Susan Weisensel November 15, 2014

Very Nice! #11186809

Teresa Burnett level-classic November 15, 2014

Beautiful capture, Bill!! The whites are perfect, and the detail is spot on! I always feel like the proverbial kid in the candy store when I open your gallery!! #11186842

Lynn M. Whitt November 15, 2014

Beautiful image. #11186938

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 15, 2014

Excellent find Bill! He blends so well, you are lucky to find him! Love it! #11186957

Nancy L. Green level-classic November 17, 2014

I love how he is all fluffed up, beautifully captured with great tones and textures, WTG!!! <>< #11189979

Emile Abbott level-deluxe November 18, 2014

Exquisite exposure to get this. White is extremely hard to get details in and you managed it perfectly, Bill #11190753

Don Christiana December 09, 2014

Just as perfect as "Hiding In Plain Sight I". Another Fave. #11203910

Cindy Bendush level-classic December 28, 2014

I've never seen one of these - super cute! #11213940

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