Jumping Quail

[Joe Senzatimore]

Taken the other day while on an Alan Murphy Workshop in Arizona at Bill Forbes' Elephant Head Road Pond. We pre focused on a spot and just fired away. Each time the quail came to the rock , it would climb up and then leap/fly up to a waiting branch. A low percentage shot that creates many throw aways and a few keepers. Great fun with a great teacher and person.

800 ISO f8 at 1/4000th

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Joe Do agre its a low percentage but nailing one sure is sweet !! ... nailed this one !!! Mighty fine and love it !!! The Murph runs a great workshop and sure is fun to be around !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Tobias Hayashi]

Doesn't sound like an easy technique to successfully utilise, but this one has turned out wonderfully, well done.

[Leo Berzins]

Beautifully captured Joe. Is there no end to Alan's creativity with set-ups?
Perhaps a round of NR on the background?

[Ilija Dukovski]

I like it very much, and I think this is a case of exception of the HA rule,
since the bird is moving strongly away from the viewer.
I think I see a small dust bunny in the middle of the frame above the bird.

[Fabs Forns]

Dang that head angel!!!!!!
It could have been a big time winner otherwise.

[Trivedi Vatsal]

Excellent image! I liked that the bird is looking up as if it is trying to touch the sky & looking how far it is!! :)

[niranjan sant]

lovely action,very very tough to freez these tiny guys in flight

[denise ippolito]

Joe, This is great! I don't know how I missed it. I agree w/ Fabs regarding the head angle. You got some very nice details in the wings.

[LouBuonomo]

I totally agree with Ilija on the HA....
Lou

[Danny Laredo]

Fantastic capture. Only wish for a bit more head turn but otherwise a very pleasing capture.