Green Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted September 11, 2015128 views11 comments

Yet another from Salineno near Falcon State Park in Texas. I found it very difficult to properly expose this colorful bird and not blow something out. The overcast/drizzly conditions were in my favor on the morning I visited this site.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/5.6, 1/640, iso 1250, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. There's a fair amount of manipulation here in cleaning up the bg, removing an oof branch and half an orange which was the focus of interest of the bird. Cropped from the sides (mostly left) to a 4x5 aspect ratio. Taken at 10:10 am on March 3rd.

The larger image shows much more detail, particularly in the blacks.

I appreciate all the feedback on the rework of the Kiskadee image, it was very helpful. I look forward toyour input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 12, 2015 at 8:57 AM

Love this Jay species.. Looks almost like it doesn't belong up here in North America with these wild colors cool

Everything looks excellent Dennis, no nits devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 12, 2015 at 10:24 AM

Beautiful bird. Very sharp detail about the face; good handling of the blacks. I like the complimentary background and perch.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 12, 2015 at 3:28 PM

Hey Dennis,
Looks like Texas has all the cool birds, I have never seen this one before but glad to have this image for my first viewing.
Excellent in all respects . . . devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 12, 2015 at 5:36 PM

He's a beauty Dennis! The large version is a must see. Wonderful detail where it counts and a very nice complimentary background.

NIcely Done laugh

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on September 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM

You're right about exposing these birds Dennis, very difficult indeed. However you wouldn't know that from viewing this image-especially the LP-nicely handled. The detail is superb and the eposure looks right on to my eyes. Lovely background and a clean perch top the image off IMO.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 13, 2015 at 1:43 PM

Love the colors here Dennis, excellent work. Ray

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 13, 2015 at 11:06 PM

Awesome bird Dennis, wonderful mute colors against a non-distracting BG - what more could you ask for ? devil , Hans

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 14, 2015 at 8:20 PM

Lovely image Dennis. And, yes, the larger image shows much better detail.

May

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 14, 2015 at 8:50 PM

This is very cool Dennis. Great perch, pose and bg too. The bird has super detail in it. Nice job on edits! devil

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 15, 2015 at 9:57 PM

Excellent image of the jay, Dennis. The minimal elements in the image and very complementary background make the subject pop. The large version has tons of details in the dark areas as you mentioned.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 19, 2015 at 9:18 PM

Excellent details in both the blacks and lights here Dennis and a nice muted bg, nicely done! devil

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