Entry Category:
Wildlife
Photographer's HometownDenver, Colorado, USA
StatusAmateur
Photo Subject and/or Photo LocationGreater sage-grouse
Technical SpecsSlow-shutter panning image. F/4 at 1/2sec. 500mm lens.
A little about this image...With dwindling numbers of Greater Sage-Grouse in the sagebrush sea, I was able to capture the few males that still visiting a specific lek. Hiding in my blind all night, I awoke to the booming sound of the sage-grouse. At first light I was able to capture ghost-like images of the morning mating-ritual displays.