Quail in Norway Pine

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• Silvio2006 (20611)
• [2008-05-14 6:43]

Hi Bob, splendid diagonal composition with lovely bird, superb details and great colors, excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• Mana (15024)
• [2008-05-14 7:29]

Hi Bob,
Wonderful shot of this great looking Quail with lovely colours and details on its plumage. You have got head-long into bird photography and doing skillful work for sure. Nice elegant pose captured on that interesting tree trunk. I like the natural surrounding and the pleasant lighting. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• smitha (3395)
• [2008-05-14 7:43]

Hello Bob,
A fine capture of a beautiful quail.Well, the only quails I am familiar with are those I rear at home and they are not at all beautiful like this one. Plus they lack the head crest. I am happy that you manage d to get this lovely shot in spite of your poor health because this is a new species for me and you haver captured it with an excellent POV, sharpness and details in the plumage.The feathers arranged on the underparts reminds me of the scales on a fish.
i never realised that this camera will give such good and clear picture at a higher ISO like 1600.
Anyway thanks for sharing this beautiful picture,
Regards,
Smitha.

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• MMM (6460)
• [2008-05-14 8:18]

Hi Bob
Excellent presentation of a specie I had never seen before.Good POV and ncie natural pose.Details and sharpness are excellent.
TFS Michel

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• azleader (895)
• [2008-05-14 8:20]

Nice capture! Good color, quality and presentation.

Let me see now... a bird in hand is worth two in the bush, sooo... A quail in the pine saves time?... Nawwww, that isn't it... A bird on wood does what it should?... That doesn't sound familiar either... Uhhh... A bird in the tree lives it's life free!... Ok, good enough! ;) ;)

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• eng55 (1035)
• [2008-05-14 8:28]

Hi Bob,
Beautiful capture.I liked POV,crisp celar eyes,details,colors and composition very much.
Thanks for posting.

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• jaycee (12666)
• [2008-05-14 9:12]
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Hi Bob,

Wow - you are good at photographing birds! See what happens when you look up. This must be our Gambels Quail cousin - they looks so much alike. I love seeing them on trees but your trees are so much prettier. Wonderful details of her face, plummage, and the feather on top of her head. Natural colors and a beautiful setting.

Jane

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• marhowie (33471)
• [2008-05-14 9:56]
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Hi Bob,
Great looking bird, love the coloration & markings it has..and that feather in his cap is great too :)
Nice detail/DOF and exposed well, an interesting comp/POV.
Too bad those darn branches are between you & the bird, but they don't bother much..
Well done & TFS!
Howard

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• lousat (7077)
• [2008-05-14 10:45]

Hi Bob,great shot whit excellent colours and details and very nice point of view,very interesting note too,thanks for share this nice work,have a nice day,Luciano

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• Gert-Paassen (3463)
• [2008-05-14 10:56]
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Hello Bob,

Good diagonally shot and also good of sharpness and with beautiful colours.
Why iso 1600 with 1/4000 sec?

Gert

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• nglen (17526)
• [2008-05-14 12:39]

Hi Bob. This is some fine looking bird you have here, Excellent detail in the feathers and tree bark. with natural looking colours. I like the feathers on top of its head. well done tFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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• hester (10586)
• [2008-05-14 13:03]

Hi Bob

I love quails and this is a lovely view of one. I have never seen a quail up a tree - I tend to think of them as birds that run around on the ground. Wonderful details, nice light and well composed

TFS

Karan

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• joey (17203)
• [2008-05-14 13:59]
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Very sharp and very detailed capture of this Quail!
Wow this is a beautiful bird! Look at all the different colours and patterns on its plumage!
Very natural-looking shot with a great POV and decent composition.
Noise-reduction may have been over-done on the surroundings but atleast it makes the Quail stand out even more :-)

A very fine image, Bob!

Cheers!

Joe

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• gracious (10685)
• [2008-05-14 15:10]

Hello Bob,
Good composition on both the Quail and the Norway pine in d diagonal position!
nice catch of the Quail turning it's head and let us enjoyed the full view of him!
the image is sharp with much details on the plummage and nice colour
many thanks for the sharing
regards
Tony

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• maurydv (2752)
• [2008-05-14 15:48]

Splendida immagine, ottimi POV e composizione inclinata, eccellente nitidezza e bellissimo il dettaglio dell'occhio, magnifici colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• CeltickRanger (5774)
• [2008-05-14 18:24]

hello Bob

excellent shot of this very beautiful bird, fine POV, DOF
and framing, beautiful warm luminosity of the image,
great sharpness and details of the plumage with lovely patterns,

TFS

Asbed

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• Adanac (13228)
• [2008-05-14 22:03]

Hi Bob,
Beautiful plumage markings and details in this very pleasing composition. The color, especially the pine is wonderful. My friend maybe when shooting above your head you should lay down. Thanks for sharing this wonderful image Bob.
Rick

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• Jamesp (12444)
• [2008-05-14 22:59]

Hi Bob

Greetings from A Dhabi.

Nice composition - like the diagonal branch with the quail, plus nice green BG.

TFS

JAmes

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• pekkavalo1 (2333)
• [2008-05-15 0:54]

Hi Bob,

Excellent shot of Quail in 'Norway pine'. I have seen the Norwegian ones as well but first time I hear that name. It looks to me like the pine that grows all around Northern Europe, which is the same as in Norway, for marketing people it might sound more exotic if its Norwegian;o) - it could as well be called the Finnish Pine. The small ones growing on mountains and tundra (Lapland) might be of different species. The Quail has good pose, is sharp and has eye contact.

TFS

Pekka

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• haraprasan (10755)
• [2008-05-15 1:14]

Namastay Bob,
A lovely capture of this beautiful quail bird. Lovely details and excellent composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• PaulH (9040)
• [2008-05-15 4:41]

Hi Bob,
what great markings on this Quail! Very good POV (especially considering the efforts involved) and your DOF is bang on...well done!
tfs
Paul

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• tuslaw (1026)
• [2008-05-15 14:16]

Bob,
What a beautiful bird you have captured. I have always loved quail and their familiar Bob White call. When I was a kid we had them all around our neighborhood, but they have vanished due to numerous reasons.
I know this bird probably has a call quite different, but it still has the general features of the Bob White to me.
Great image Bob!
Ron

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• Janice (16512)
• [2008-05-15 14:17]

I've only seen quails birds on the ground, scuttering along quickly in rows.
Good catch Bob, you managed to get it in between the twigs on the tree.
Attractive patterned plumage - nice and clear to see too,
Janice

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• EOSF1 (18889)
• [2008-05-16 7:10]

Hello Bob! Another great bird shot! That Quail is beautiful on that tree, vey well seen and very well done! Thanks my friend,

Mario

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• parthasarathi (899)
• [2008-05-16 9:21]

Wonderful shot of the Quail .

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• arfer (28536)
• [2008-05-17 22:33]

Hello Bob

Great capture...
the tree cuts a nice diagonal line through the frame.
I like how this beautiful quail is positioned on the tree.
Nicely composed with good focus and details.
The colours are lovely.
Nicely done.
TFS


Rob

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• shabsslg (472)
• [2008-05-18 5:38]

Hi Bob,

This is really a wonderful frame. The perching bird [seems similar to a partridge here] with a nice plummage.

TFS,

Subhayan.

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• uleko (20242)
• [2008-05-20 12:19]

Hello Bob,
I can't recall having seen a Quail up in a Pine tree before - usually you see them captured on the ground! THis is a very fine capture in great details and lovely colours. A nice contrasting background too.
TFS and kind regards, Ulla

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• angybone (7186)
• [2008-05-31 19:21]

I can't seem to photograph one of these - they flurry and scatter like...well, quail, what else! ha ha
Wonderfully composed and great detail!

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• pierrefonds (3129)
• [2008-06-15 6:33]

Hi Bob,

The quail on the big branch is impressive. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the bird. The photo is clear and precise. There is a good contrast between the colors. The subject is nicely frame by the branches. Have a nice day.

Pierre