Quail Family

Gallery: AvianPosted May 30, 201089 views3 comments

I finally got a picture of the mother, father and babies. They move so fast it's rare to get them all together, much less to look up at the camera.

Manual - F5.6 and 1/800

70-300 lens at 300mm

8:17 a.m.

hand held

Laura Stafford

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3 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 30, 2010 at 11:47 PM

Laura, I do wish for a tighter crop on this and a lower angle would be best....BUT these guys are the quickest little buggars I have ever seen and even getting a shot of them is a feat. Congrats on pulling the family together! I would love to see a close-up on the chicks, but I don't think I have ever seen someone get that shot yet. maybe you can do it??

Better you than me! Anyhow, thanks for posting and nice work at a very tough subject.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 31, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Neat family group, Laura. It looks like the light was a bit harsh, but the cute factor overcomes that. I like the composition.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 31, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Great to get the family together! Looks like a tough lighting situation, but still a neat photo. Sharon

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