Gambel's Quail Pair

[Bill Dix]

From San Antonio, NM in November. I know some of you didn't like the corrugated siding BG in an earlier post, so you probably won't like it here either. (I like it.)

D500, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm; ISO 800, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual.

[John Mack]

Nice pose on these quail. Like the perch as well and the framing. The background i don't mind. It's hard to tell what it is exactly.

[David Roach]

Wow, no BG could distract from this pair. I love the BG as far as colors. Beautiful details in both. Maybe you already did, but you could try just reducing the contrast on the BG. At any rate, I like it as is. TFS

[kevin Hice]

Great Photo subjects show well. Color of the birds goes right with the background,I wish it were mine TFS.

[gail bisson]

I am OK with the BG.
The birds look great! Good DOF. Female looks a bit sharper than male so I would sharpen the males head a bit more.
Love the male/female juxtaposition and the look back poses from both of them.
The head plumes really stand out against the BG.
I would love to have this in my files.
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Good one Bill. Nice you saw this pair at the right moment. First thing I noticed was the second small plume on the female. Background certainly works well for these beauties.


Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Very Nicely Done. I like the image a lot.

TFS

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Krishna.

[Mike Poole]

No issues here with the BG as none of the white stripes take the eye from the birds. 2 very nice poses and a really good result

Mike

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Mike.

[James Babbitt]

From San Antonio, NM in November. I know some of you didn't like the corrugated siding BG in an earlier post, so you probably won't like it here either. (I like it.)

D500, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm; ISO 800, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual.

For me, the symmetry of the poses makes the picture. Ordinarily I am not a fan of backside poses, but this one is great. I agree with others that have posted that the background does not bother me. This is a bird that I have a difficult time getting good exposure on with the white on black.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks James.