It's been a while but that's ok. Family and work kept me busy for several months. This is a bobwhite quail from last may. 7D 100-400 lens at 400. ISO 800. F5.6. 1/640 sec. Lightening in LR. Patch tool and sharpening in PS.
I'm only on my iPhone for now but this looks very nice. I like the ground level view and the sunflower BG. Different and pleasing. The gesture of the plant complements the pose of the bird. Well done! Hope you got more of this opportunity!
I love the pose, but I am wondering what it would have looked like if you let the quail wander a few steps to the right so that the vegetation wasn't right behind it. And I know these little guys are never cooperative. Also, it looks a little soft, maybe you're shutter speed wasn't fast enough to stop the movement. These guys can really move. The colours and point of view are great.
Now I'm on my laptop with a much better screen -- the new MacBook Pro with the Retina display is quite nice. Now I can see that it is a little soft. Was it handheld? Whether camera movement or subject, a slightly higher shutter speed could have helped. Were you in AI Servo to follow the subject's movement toward you?
You might consider cloning out the two pieces of leaves intruding from the top. It was shot a while back but I hope you get to repeat this wonderful opportunity or find some other similar ones.
It was on tripod. I didn't notice the two leaves at top but I should have. We saw quite a few quail that week in south texas and I do plan on going back this June. Taking the 7dii this time. Which will allow for increased ISO as necessary for higher shutter speeds. We had rough lighting for a few days.
nice to see a wild one of these! way to get low, I need to remember to do this. I like the composition and flower. As been said, a little faster shutter speed should have helped. I always try to get max speed that light will allow. The mark 2 will help, I am loving mine....
I got the 13" as I only use it for travel. We're on the way to the Lower Rio Grande now, slowed down by flying weather in a light plane. Maybe I'll find some of these -- I love quail!
The higher res display is very nice -- great viewing angle with very little glare, and nice tonal range and color out of the box. Just a shade cooler than my calibrated monitor at home. Not enough to worry about.
Last edited by Diane Miller; 02-01-2015 at 12:32 PM.
Bobwhite quail strut
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