Scrub Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted June 10, 2014174 views8 comments

May 18, 2014 Taken at the "Van Tassel Aviary", better known as Charlie's backyard.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm ISO640 1/4000 f/6.3 RAW White Balance Auto Taken on a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal. Processed in Lightroom, PSCC, NIK and TK. Cropped slightly and minimally processed.

Comments welcome and appreciated.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

I like everything about this one Patrick.
Would back off a bit on the web sharpening though, my only nit.
Well done

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Comment posted by Todd Bauer on June 11, 2014 at 2:33 PM

You're getting pretty good at this.Great shot and a gorgeous bird with. I love the detail...thanks Professor for proving that I can increase my iso.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 11, 2014 at 3:23 PM

Patrick,
Really love the framing and BG on this one. The perch, colors and detail all superb.
Well done . . .

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on June 11, 2014 at 4:47 PM

BG works great with this blue bird -- agree with Howard about the sharpening as there be a lotta sharp edges on my monitor

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 11, 2014 at 9:23 PM

Attached is an iteration with practically no sharpening.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 12, 2014 at 12:46 AM

I still enjoy these noisy things, even though they quarrel with our local stellar jays almost every morning at dawn.
A pretty bird, captured extremely well. Super pose, great colours, and nice comp and BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 12, 2014 at 4:45 PM

Great head turn and razor sharp with a nice background. On my monitor I think you could brighten it a bit.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 11, 2014 at 8:49 AM

Patrick,
This is a real Gem

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