Got down in the dirt to get this one. He was heading into a clump of tall grass that I cropped out on the RHS as I thought it would look too cluttered, hence the lack of space on the right. Worked this covey of quail for about an hour, and when I finally got down to their level, they came right toward me. :) Sorry about the feet.
Cropped a little, cloned out two pesky blades of grass, and did the usual color and level tweaks in ACR/CS4.
50D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS + 1.4x @ 280mm
Aperture priority, f/5.6@1/400, evaluative metering EC -2/3 ISO 400 AWB
AI Servo autofocus using back button, HH, 580EX II FEC -2/3 E-TTL mode Evaluative
Hi Kerry - Nice sharp details, a good HA , eye contact is good - like the catchlight in the eye, exposure is good. Nice looking bird - might just add a bit of blur to the BG maybe.
California Quail
