The cockerel was sat on a wall outside a Lock Keeper's cottage on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Although I was stood fairly close I used a lot of zoom to get a good tight head shot.
Apologies for the title, I couldn't resist!
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Wow, that is one good lookin' rooster; Chanticleer look out. It's a beautiful shot. Great lighting, perfect exposure, nice capture of the textures in comb and feather.
This is a great shot!!! I should have scored it higher than I did, my bad. The detail is perfect as is the focus. Glorious color too! Had I taken the time to comment this one, I think I would have upped the score. (Sorry, my bad - it was a VERY busy week!)
Kentucky Fried Chicken probably wouldn't buy this but other fanciers of the foul should love it. It is a perfect portrait both technically and compositionally. ( Is that a word?) 10
Fowl fanciers should like it too. Never resist a pun -- the strain is unhealthy.
Good one...well exposed showing good detail in the feathers. The eye could be a little better exposed though. I like the way the comb is translucent. Great color! And you left room for text! Very ncie.
Great shot, one of my favorite. The colors are awesome. It appears that it might be just a little over-sharpened but that could just be the roosters comb too. I love the title!
Kentucky Fried Chicken probably wouldn't buy this but other fanciers of the foul should love it. It is a perfect portrait both technically and compositionally. ( Is that a word?) 10
LOL - love the title, it made me laugh. Clarity and subject is brilliant. I also love the dof. Not too much and not too little, dof is just right. Excellent work and GL.
What a shot! I love the detail of this bird. Look at those red eyes! This is most definately a money shot. Great job. - Excellent DOF! Perfect lighting and exposure.
This is an excellent image for stock photography in that the exposure is on the money and the image is razor sharp. The only thing I would add is to crop it less so that a photo editor has room to work with it. Very nice image.
Now I KNOW how hard it is to get a chicken to stand still, and the roosters are worse, perpetual motion machines. want to come take some portraits of mine?? Very nice. perfect focus, perfect lighting. Is there too much photo on the right? Since he looks left also the compostion looks a bit unbalanced.
The focusing is right on, and fortunately enough for you, your camera has a great zoom or you have some really nice lense attatchments. The lighting is excellent. I'm not sure if this is how you intended it, but it appears to be shining on him (as he faces east) in the morning, as he is about to crow.
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