I was attempting to shoot swallows in flight (unsuccessfully) when I heard this quail behind me and got off a few shots before it vanished in the underbrush.
Canon 7DII; Sigma 150-600 at 435 mm: 1/5000 at f6.3, +2/3 EV; ISO 6400
Nice job on this one, Allen. I’ve tried getting these running and failed miserably. You caught this one mid-stride with a perfect pose.
Wow, you must have reacted quickly - great catch and I do love the pose ! Should the original have some space around the bird, that may work as well I guess - but fine as presented ! Cheers, Hans
You may have had trouble with the swallows but you sure nailed the Quail, Allen! Thanks to the swallows you already had a fast shutter dialed in so you stopped the action nicely. Exposure and colors turned out excellent also. Very nice capture!
Excellent strutting pose. Good job on the detail and processing, especially at Iso 6400. Perhaps a bit more contrast on the bird.
Nice catch of the quail in mid stride. I like the colors that contrast well with the bird. Image quality looks surprisingly good given that high ISO. Nice frame.
It’s a gorgeous picture of the quail, but the processing is even more impressive at that ISO! And a great example of how luck favors the prepared!
The details and colors of the qual are very nice. Drop the saturation of greens and yellows as the BG’s vibrance competes with the bird…Jim
Other than what looks like some cloning/healing artifacts near the head, this is a wonderful job! So jaunty he is in mid-stride. Great work on being quick and getting the shot.
Hi Allen
The framing and stride of the Quail, makes this a very interesting photograph. I also have problems with getting cloning to look good with out artifacts. Very nice photo.
Peter
