California Quail and re-post

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California Quail-NPN2
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California Quail-NPN.jpg
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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

She blends in nicely with her environment.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 420 mm; 1/400 at f8,-1/3 EV; ISO 3200

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Allen, a lovely image of this lady. You might consider getting rid of the eye-drawing bright branches on the ground, and/or darkening the BG to make the bird pop. Maybe a little more room on the left as well, so the bird is not centered.
Nice find!

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Beautiful detail in the plumage, Allen. I agree with Sandy that cleaning up some of the brighter out of focus stuff on the ground might be an improvement. The far end of that stick she has her feet on really draws my attention and the bright one by the right edge.

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thanks @SandyR-B and @Dennis_Plank . Re-posted with your suggestions. And, I used your selection tool, Dennis, and that seemed to work well.

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Excellent job on the repost, Allen. I do like that new tool. It’s not perfect by a long shot, but it’s far better at handling the acute angles than any of the other ones I’ve tried.

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Better… but if it were mine, I’d probably clone out the other branches as well.
Nice catch of this quail!

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Hi Allen, excellent details and color tones. Really does blend in quite well. Nice job on the repost.

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Cool shot of this well camouflaged quail Allen. I love the detail and the dimension you’ve achieved with this, and great job with the clean up.

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