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pheasants

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Posted by wally emmert on November 29, 2008 at 8:37 PM
pheasants
Got these guys on the edge of a bean field near the road.

canon 40d tamron 200-500 set at about 300mm

I really like the male feather colors
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on November 29, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Nice shot beautiful birds
Posted by Louis Neal on November 30, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Wally, nice crisp shot. Did you have to do any cropping to get this close up?
Posted by Eric P. on November 30, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Really great capture! I agree, the colors are great!
Posted by Toni Lankerd on November 30, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Nice colors, Wally!
Posted by Philip Schwarz on December 3, 2008 at 1:18 PM
I kie the shot but would have liked to see both birds or just the one bird. On the other hand that's easier said than done.
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on December 4, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Nice catch. It looks the FG pheasant was posing for you.
Posted by Brian Vance on December 4, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Wally, this shot seems a tad choppy to me. On the one hand it is a nice, close shot of a beautiful bird with wonderful feather detail, but the composition is a bit harsh. The cropped tail feathers, the shadowy bird behind the subject and the square-shaped crop to take away from the beauty of the bird as captured. Like others before have said, though, easier said than done.