Morning Quail

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Description

I was walking in the woods early in the morning when I scared up a curvy of CA quail. Some took to the trees and this guy gave me a brief pose.

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cropping? Anything?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/1000th, f 9, 1170mm, ISO 10000, cropped to 2945 x 3131.

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Nice catch Dave. Such a photogenic bird. Love seeing the patterns present throughout on this species. As for cropping I could see adding space on the left it doesn’t introduce too much distraction. Nice pose with a great view of the head/eye.

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A nice frame for this quail, Dave. The bird looks good and the background isn’t distracting to me, though I could see trying to desaturate those greens just a bit-it’s a delicate balance to keep them from looking unnatural.

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A nice capture! The BG is not too busy, but we always hope for this simple buttery smooth BG’s. A little more room on the left will strengthen the comp…Jim