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Forest Jay + hide

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Posted by Edwin kats on January 25, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Forest Jay + hide
Beside the Raven this is the most skittish and smart bird in the Dutch forest. It took me some days to take this shot and this morning I felt the cold like I never felt before. It was just -1C but I left home with the wrong jacket. :biggrin: I sat in my hide before dawn and I think it was about 11 o'clock when I lost control over my fingers. But it was worth the wait.

iso 200 1/40 sec. F4

Edwin Kats
Posted by Edwin kats on January 25, 2009 at 11:36 AM
And one shot of my hide.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Rene de Heer on January 25, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Let me be the first to comment Edwin. Nice image, nice perch and a nice composition.
Rene de heer
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Now thats nice Edwin, beautiful lighting and one of the most natural perches I've seen in a long time, excellent work.
:toast: :toast:

Forgot to mention, thats a fine looking hide :biggrin:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on January 25, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Lovely shot! Beautiful warm light, the slightly wider view makes this a shot with a difference! Nice perch too. Great work!

Nice too see your hide too, its very well hidden!! :biggrin:

:toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on January 25, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Hi Edwin

Great perch, pose, composition and the lighting lifts it to another level.

Great hide by the way!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on January 25, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Largish bird, small in the frame.... an outstanding image Edwin... perhaps a little more space atop and a little less below (?) correction... a little off the right and a little of the bottom...

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on January 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Hi Edwin,
I think this is an excellent Jay image. The interesting, weathered and warm-toned perch put this one up a notch.
Great to see a shot of your hide too, they don't blend in much better than that.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 25, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Excellent shot Edwin. I like the warmth of the colours and different perch to the norm.

Dave
Posted by Tim Taylor on January 25, 2009 at 12:05 PM
A nicely different Jay shot with great light. Good to see you found a good use for your Christmas tree too.

Tim :toast:
Posted by Liam Pauling on January 25, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Lovely shot, the light is perfect!
Posted by Drew Mellowship on January 25, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Certainly was worth the wait, great light and really well composed image, well done !!

Drew :smile:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 25, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Great shot of the jay.
Nice to see how others made there pictures. Great hide.
:toast:
Posted by Richard Peters on January 25, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Beautiful light! Personally I'd like to see slightly more room at the top and slightly less at the bottom but thats just me!

Great hide too :biggrin:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 25, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Real nice image-Great comp and light-how do you remember where the hide is

Dave :toast:
Posted by stewart canham on January 25, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Its all been said, but what a great image,well done that man!!!
Stewart.......
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 25, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Hello Edwin.

Just excellent.

The light,composition,background and the perch just make for an out standing shot.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Colin Pickett on January 25, 2009 at 1:37 PM
A very nice image Edwin, top quality well worth the cold fingers and effort. :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 25, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Excellent Edwin, appreciate the posting of the hide, makes all the difference. perhaps others may wish to follow? :biggrin:

Steve
Posted by keith mitchell on January 25, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Edwin this is just excellent!!!!!!!
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Jeremy on January 25, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Cracking shot with a very interesting composition.
But what a lot of trouble to go to for a Jay shot! In my local park, I just throw down a few peanuts, and they are at my feet! :biggrin:
Posted by Edwin kats on January 25, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Thank everyone :wavey:

Jeremy: I know what you mean. Why shoot polarbears on Spitsbergen and not in a Zoo.
I think it has something to do with a certain challenge.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Ian Mason on January 25, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Great shot! He looks puzzled, as if he's climbed up the perch and can't work out what to do next. I think the composition is perfect.
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 25, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Stunning light and detail.. Great hide set-up..! I too may have taken a little off the bottom as it does seem just a little high in the frame for me. But stunning nonetheless..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ray on January 25, 2009 at 5:19 PM
An exceptionally fine shot, perhaps a tad high in the frame, but adding canvas plus cropping would easily solve this, otherwise perhaps less lens. This is why Ilkie using a zoom when wotking from a hide.
Posted by jack chapman on January 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
beautiful shot, the light and setting are wonderful, hide certainly seems well camouflaged
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
lovely shot Edwin, like the bird so high up, adds a sense of scale and place

Paul
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 25, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Looks like a Sherman tank :biggrin:

Nice image Edwin :toast:
Posted by eric weight on January 26, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Top shot - top perch -top hide. Another gem Edwin.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Danny Green on January 26, 2009 at 4:52 AM
Wow what can I say just that I hate you.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on January 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Superb Edwin, great hide :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on January 26, 2009 at 3:44 PM
The light is superb :toast:
Posted by Lee Newman on January 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Excellent image in every way.

Lee