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Gambel's Quail

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 9, 201555 views4 comments

At the Gonzales family feeding station near Portal, Arizona, which they graciously open to the public.

7D2, 500mm f4 ISL, Jobu gimbalon RRS legs, f/8, 1/3200, iso 800, aperture priority, center-weighted average metring, -2/3 stop compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from the sides to a 4x5 aspect ratio, full height. Taken at 8:03 am on March 8th, 2015.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Don McVee on December 9, 2015 at 9:19 PM

Lovely detail in the face and upper breast. Your f8 provided a nice soft background, but left the lower body quite soft. If you can, I would suggest moving the bird a bit left in the composition.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 9, 2015 at 10:04 PM

This is one beautiful bird, Dennis. There are so many subtle and inviting colors in it's feathers and that top knot is way cool.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 10, 2015 at 9:49 AM

Hi Dennis

This bird is so sweet. i want to hug it. excellent detail and colors devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 10, 2015 at 4:51 PM

The larger image is wonderful. We have California Quail here but I haven't seen any in my neighborhood for at least 6 years.

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