Florida Scrub Jay

[Joseph Przybyla]

Another of the images of Florida Scrub Jays I captured last Friday. The branch/tree that the Jay is perched on is the Scrub Oak. A knurly low growing tree, 6-8 feet high, that makes up the habitat that the Scrub Jay prefers and needs. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1250 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

Nice light and HA.
Do you have a bit more room up top? Feels a bit cramped up there for my eye.
I would also get rid of the little stem on the bottom of the frame.
Bird look good.
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Another nice capture, Joe. Like the feather detail, head turn, and the intense look on his face. The only thing I might do is tone down the branches of the Scrub Oak.

Geoffrey




https://500px.com/geoffreymontagu (https://500px.com/geoffreymontagu)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot the bird looks excellent. I too think toning down the bark would help the bird pop a little more.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Very much appreciated...