Blue Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted January 14, 2012139 views11 comments

Cyanocitta cristata

Birding has been extremely slow around here lately, but I was happy to capture this Blue Jay. I find them extremely wary and tough to photograph. I would have preferred a raised crest, but over all I liked this.

Please view larger version for detail.

1D Mk IV, 500mm f4L IS +1.4 tc
1/1250, f8, ISO 400
86% of full frame

All comments and critique very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 14, 2012 at 10:19 AM

Blue Jays are very hard to "tame" into getting good poses. You did wel lhere getting he head angle turned toward you. A minor suggestion is to try to get the little guy on a smaller diameter branch.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 14, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Nice one. Great looking birds indeed.
JohnR

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Super sharp and perfectly exposed with nice light. I like the way the branch angles through the frame. I love corvids and miss these guys since moving out west.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 14, 2012 at 6:39 PM

That golden perch and terrific background really show the bird off well. Bird is sharp and colors look good

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 14, 2012 at 11:19 PM

Superb detail, Matt, and I like the bg and perch. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 15, 2012 at 7:41 AM

LP looks very good Matt..Great details, DOF, colors, and I like your BG.
Nice POV & head turn, like that smart pose too.
Well done!

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 15, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Very, very nice Matt. Love these guys and you have captured him very nicely.
May

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2012 at 12:05 PM

A great looking bird with perfect DOF Matt. The BG really takes this image to the next level for me. The diag. perch is also very nice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Great image. I like the background and the sharpness.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 17, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Beautiful Matt. I grew up with these birds but we don't get them here. I lways like hearing their call when I visit back east. I agree about the smaller perch. You might also "fix" those little spots on the perch where the smaller branches broke off.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 17, 2012 at 11:54 AM

I like the morning light, nice pose and great looking colors on the bird Matt.
Nice angle on the perch, corvidae's my fav

Well done!

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