N/NW Posted January 18, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) A covey of quail at my farm gate. Lucky to capture a flight image of these fast little birds. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/268361-quail-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=3189035'>More sharing options...
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Jeffry Abt Posted January 18, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Wow, good shot! To see a covey of quail rocketing into the sky is a joy! Edited January 18, 2017 by Jeffry Abt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted January 19, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 19, 2017 Bill you must have amazing reflexes...this shot would seem impossible from my experience of quail, our Australian variety anyway! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 19, 2017 Lovely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
war Posted January 19, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 19, 2017 Beautifully captured. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/NW Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted January 19, 2017 Thank you everyone. Dee, these birds are fast. This is the only flight image I've ever been able to take that's worth posting. I noticed these birds by my gate so I had time to set the shutter speed before moving closer. That and luck made the shot possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted January 19, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bill, I understand how special this is. What a joy to look at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/NW Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted January 19, 2017 Thanks Al. I've taken a lot of quail images but most enjoy this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted January 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 19, 2017 Thank you everyone. Dee, these birds are fast. This is the only flight image I've ever been able to take that's worth posting. I noticed these birds by my gate so I had time to set the shutter speed before moving closer. That and luck made the shot possible. Bill, your shot is rather amazing for it's sharpness and detail. I have plenty of personal experience as to how fast quail are! We often come upon them in long summer grass as we walk through the paddocks. They explode upwards with a startling whoosh and are off, flying low with a clatter of wings, only to land again perhaps 50 feet away and scuttle off through the grass, the parents trying to distract from the flightless chicks. Our father was very fond of roast quail, he was a talented shot and frequently came home with a dozen or so tiny, beautiful, dead birds (I hated it) an early trauma that probably that contributed to my vegetarianism. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/NW Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted January 20, 2017 Bill, your shot is rather amazing for it's sharpness and detail. I have plenty of personal experience as to how fast quail are! We often come upon them in long summer grass as we walk through the paddocks. They explode upwards with a startling whoosh and are off, flying low with a clatter of wings, only to land again perhaps 50 feet away and scuttle off through the grass, the parents trying to distract from the flightless chicks. Our father was very fond of roast quail, he was a talented shot and frequently came home with a dozen or so tiny, beautiful, dead birds (I hated it) an early trauma that probably that contributed to my vegetarianism. As I said earlier, lucky shot. I think spotting the birds on the ground and having time to set the shutter speed, etc. helped make the shot. I see quail on my property almost every day in the winter so I've taken many images of them. As for hunting and eating them, I've always thought there was not enough meat on them to justify killing them. It's more fun shooting them with a camera. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Taylor Posted January 20, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 20, 2017 Gosh Bill, this brings back old memories when hunting with my Brit wonderful shot . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/NW Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted January 22, 2017 Glad you enjoyed the image Hank. Quail exploding into the air is always a great experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted February 2, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 2, 2017 There's some lovely wing and feather action Bill. Good timing, they are fast. all best... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD28 Posted February 8, 2017 Share #14 Posted February 8, 2017 Bill, great photo. What camera and lens? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Barry Posted February 11, 2017 Share #15 Posted February 11, 2017 That was indeed a shot difficult to pull off successfully. Well done, indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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