On a recent trip to the Yorkshire Dales, I spent a day wandering up and down and over a Yorkshire Moor. This heather and grass environment was a great place to see and hear Red Grouse in the wild.
The day gave me lots of pictures, and I have kept many. This selection, I feel are the best of the keepers from the grouse shoot.
![The Red Grouse](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7537.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The Red Grouse
![Red Grouse amid Rocks](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7538.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse amid Rocks
![Red Grouse](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7563.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse
![Red Grouse walking on the moo](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7498.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse walking on the moo
![Red Grouse Portrait](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7522.jpg?resize=400%2C600&ssl=1)
Red Grouse Portrait
![Red Grouse on grass](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7483.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse on grass
![Red Grouse Eye to Eye](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7477.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse Eye to Eye
![Red Grouse in Cover of Grass](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7454.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse in Cover of Grass
![Who's There ?](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7428.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Who’s There ?
![Red Grouse looking out from the Heather](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7175.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse looking out from the Heather
![Red Grouse in the Heather](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7160.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse in the Heather
On several of these I used different post processing to what I have done before. I think the next two pictures may clearly show it. What I did was to focus select the grouse in Photoshop CC, and then Topaz Denoise 5 & Topaz Detail 3 this seperate to the background. This allowed me to add higher denoise to the background, and add the “Detail Pop” to just the in focus area.
![Red Grouse on Rocktop](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7226.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse on Rocktop
![Red Grouse on Rock](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_7228.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Red Grouse on Rock
Finally – here is a short video of one of the Red Grouse.
About ChrisA
I have been taking photography seriously since 2004. I have a website dedicated to my favourite type of photography - macro @ www.macro-photo.co.uk I also enjoy taking landscape and wildlife shots, which I show on akeyphoto.co.uk I hope you enjoy both websites.