Scrub Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted November 23, 201376 views8 comments

The only decent shots of this species I've had before came from Southern California and Arizona. I finally found a cooperative one at Ridgefield on Thursday.

7D, 500mm f4 + 1.4TC, beanbag in truck window, f8, 1/2500, Av mode with no compensation, iso 500. Processed in CS6. Cropped from the horizontal and a bit of canvas added to the top. Taken at 1:12 pm on November 21st.

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 23, 2013 at 9:07 PM

Great detail/DOF and a nice head turn, well composed Dennis.
Maybe it's my monitor, but you might try a slight curves adjustment to bring up those mid-tones a tad?
Well done

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 23, 2013 at 10:48 PM

Great perch and detail.....I just love the tufts of feathers blowing out on both sides!

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on November 24, 2013 at 7:11 AM

Wonderful detail and a nice clean perch. The darker edge does not bother me but I do wish the leading part of the branch was a little more in focus.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 24, 2013 at 2:38 PM

NIcely framed ! The exposure works fine for me, but this is a case where it may be different depending on individual monitor settings ! Like ! Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 24, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Very nice, Dennis. I especially like the shoulder tufts in the wind and the angle of the light on the chest.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 25, 2013 at 1:20 PM

Nice pose and excellent sharpness. BG and perch look good. It looks a little bit dark but it may be this monitor. Overall good job.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 26, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Great shot of this very difficult jay to photograph Dennis.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 27, 2013 at 3:03 AM

Nice detail Dennis - possibility a little lighter??

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