# Morning Quail

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [July 30, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581 "2025-07-30T14:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581/1 "2025-07-30T14:21:58Z")

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![QUAIL.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/4/94e50364bbd8b23bc81cd8003fceceffd3ebad3b.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### 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.

### Specific Feedback

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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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581/2 "2025-07-30T14:40:00Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581/3 "2025-07-30T15:21:43Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-quail/47581/4 "2025-07-31T23:32:49Z")

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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