Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Place: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date: July 1999
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6), car window
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 85% of frame

Commentary: I'm still trying to get a shot of this species on a natural perch, but I like this wire fence as the bent over tops mimic the topknot of the quail. This is anothe example where I'm more interested in the graphics of the image than in bright colors.

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