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Posted by Alan Melle on Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:33 am

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I am fortunate to have these beautiful birds in my backyard. This image is a little over a year old but I keep re-scanning it hoping that my scanning & PS skills have improved enough to bring out the detail in the whites and blacks that are in the slide. Still have a ways to go!

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by Greg Downing on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:01 am
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Gorgeous! Great scan too! The lighting here is wonderful as is the bird and the composition. The background is to die for! The only nit is maybe a slight head turn and a touch more DOF, but this is killer as is!

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by Michael Eckstein on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:09 am
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Very beautiful. Love the backround and the colors are perfect. Thanks for sharing.
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by Jim Neiger on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:22 am
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Nice capture. I agree with Greg's comments.
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by Rich S on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:25 am
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Scan looks great to me. And the shot is great; color and detail is marvelous. If the DOF bothers you, feel free to toss the slide in my waste basket. :)

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by Bill Whala on Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:02 am
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This is, IMO, one of the nicest images of a Gambel's Quail that I have seen. It's up off of the ground, the lighting is nice, and the colors work together nery well. Great scan, too. Couldn't ask for much more.

Very, very nice!!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:55 am
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A remarkable image, Alan. Nearly perfect. A touch more DOF is all that is missing.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:05 am
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Wow Alan, this ios one of the best Gambel's Quail shots I've seen. You really have a great collection of these guys. The scan and processing look flawless to me.
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by Mike Wilson on Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:16 am
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Well done. Scan looks fine to me.
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by Campbell on Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:17 am
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Alan,
I am not crazy about the BG, but the quail is awesome. very nice
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by Bruce Sherman on Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:30 pm
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Alan,
Terrific in all respects. No crits from me.
 

by George DeCamp on Sun Sep 07, 2003 1:04 pm
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BG, colors, comp, perch, bird...al excellent. Well done!!!! :shock:
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by Bob Ettinger on Sun Sep 07, 2003 2:02 pm
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Beautiful shot.
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by NDCheryl on Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:24 pm
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Alan,

Wonderful shot. I love the BG and the detail in the bird is very good.
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by PParker on Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:41 pm
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Beautiful shot. I've always loved these quail. What a great background & perch.
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by Robert Kemmerlin on Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:58 pm
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I like the image a lot, must be nice having such beautiful backyard birds!
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:12 pm
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Alan, I love it when someone takes full advantage of their backyard as you have done here. The BG and perch are great. The bird is perfect. I would crop up to remove some of the OOF branch.
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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:25 pm
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Nothing to fault. An excellent capture.
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by Jim Probst on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:42 pm
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Outstanding detail and beautiful colors! Excellent work!
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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:27 pm
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This is terrific as noted above. Getting one of these guys up and in a clean background is super! Well done for sure!
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