Back Yard Blue Jay

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 20, 2013112 views2 comments

I have quite a population of Blue Jays around my yard and I happened to look out my kitchen window and spied this beautiful guy sitting on the ground with the late afternoon sun hitting in such that it highlighted his beautiful colors. I grabbed my camera and made this shot through the kitchen window at 400mm. I assume this is an appropriate shot for the Man & Nature category in that the presence of these beautiful birds certainly enhance the ambiance of my yard.

Shot with a Canon 70D, Canon 100-400 L lens, f5.6, 1/500 ISO 800

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on December 20, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Wonderful shot Sandy, nice that you caught the eye in the sunlight between the shadows. A couple of stops down on the aperture might have provided enough DOF to bring the tail feathers into sharper focus. Thanks for sharing it.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 20, 2013 at 5:53 PM

Thanks John, it was on of those grab and shoot things and sure enough, I went click and he went away! :) It really would have enhanced it to get the tail feathers in tack sharp focus.

Registered on December 6, 2013, 85 Posts, 345 Comments