Threat

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2010234 views4 comments

Taken yesterday. I took a sequence of images as the Stellar Blue Jay hopped about. I liked this one because of the feeling of alertness and threat. Cropped a bit off the right. Yes, the tail and head were a bit cropped off in the original: This may add to the intensity--focus goes to the eyes and and expression. (??) Canon 40D and EF 400mm/5.6 Canon lens on tripod. Speed 1/400th. F11. Thanks for any critiques.

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Comment posted by Onno de Rover on June 1, 2010 at 5:05 PM

Nice picyure Tim, I bet if you zoom into its eye you can see you... Rich said it No tail, No head and No right foot. The diagonals created by the main branch and the two twigs would have given an added quality if they were visible..... but still... well done

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 1, 2010 at 8:40 PM

The head is so important to the comp of an avian photo that I don't think you can get away with clipping part of it, not matter how good the tension you may capture in the bird. I think the softness of the bill - surprising at f11 - hurts you, too. Significant noise in the green background, as well. High ISO? Sharpening?

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Comment posted by Tim Stenning on June 1, 2010 at 9:26 PM

I like the comments. I still enjoy the drama of this image. Urgency. Think of the image as a cover of a mystery novel. What has the Jay seen? That eye knows something. Something drastic.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Sorry, but it needs the missing parts. Exposure looks OK.

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