Blue Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 2012201 views17 comments

One of the jays that are attracted to my feeder setup.

Nikon D800, 1/1000, f4.5 300 mm lens, ISO 640

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 17, 2012 at 8:33 PM

Wow, this is beautiful May. The fine detail in the bird and perch is a joy to view. Very nice winter light. Congratulations on the new camera btw.

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Comment posted by Verdon on December 17, 2012 at 9:10 PM

excellent portrait, love the snowy perch, well done

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on December 17, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Very nice shot. Looks so natural, love the muted blue on the crown. Wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 17, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Love the colors and the frosty perch!

Ray

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 17, 2012 at 11:43 PM

What a pleasing image, May. I miss the blue jays back east. The scrub jays in CA aren't the same. Nicely composed with a nice pose from the jay. I like the perch and the detail in the jaunty, alert bird.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 18, 2012 at 3:09 AM

I was about to say just what Peter said - I miss the Eastern jays and am not so fond of the scrubs and stellar's in CA.
Nice pose from this little one, nice BG and really interesting perch.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 18, 2012 at 7:58 AM

Nice winter scene jay May. Great perch and BG/.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 18, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Nice job May, love the frosty setting and the lichen on the perch.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on December 18, 2012 at 9:18 AM

I'm with everyone else on this great photo!

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 18, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Nice shot. Great sharpness and detail and I also like the perch and BG.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 18, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Wonderful shot, I like the pose, head turn, perch and background colors, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 18, 2012 at 12:42 PM

I like this a lot, May. It all works well for me but I especially like the background colors and patterns with the bird and perch.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 18, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Beautiful bird, I wish we had them here. I like the sharpness and the BG - did it allow for a composition with the bird a bit more to the left?
Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 18, 2012 at 8:46 PM

Love the wintry perch and the eye contact here May

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Comment posted by Guy Nelson on December 19, 2012 at 8:34 PM

Hi May
What can I say......Picture Perfect!

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on December 19, 2012 at 10:23 PM

A handsome jay, interesting perch and complimentary background. A winner! Nice work May.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on December 23, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Excellent capture May ! Love the frosty branch and the tidbits of ice on the beak. The background is gorgeous.

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