Snowy Day Jay

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D2, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x TC III, tripod
ISO 640, f7.1, 1/320s

A Blue Jay that visited my set up on a snowy day in Memphis.

[Randy Stout]

Allen:

Snow in Memphis? What is the world coming to!

You have captured it well, snow bits, soft light, effective DOF, nice display of feet, modest sized perch.

I might be tempted to try a version with just a bit more contrast. It shows well as is, and does look wintery, but the bird would pop a bit with some subtle contrast enhancements. I have over done it a bit to make the point, but I think there is room for tweaking to remove the slightly veiled look of the original.

Cheers

Randy

[Allen Sparks]

Thanks for the repost Randy. Here is redo from me adding in more contrast...

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

WOW! What a stunner!
I do prefer Randy's repost, there's so much punch.
Of course, if for me in real life the bird appeared washed out as in your OP then I'd leave it that way.
TFS

[gail bisson]

I love your repost Allen.
Love the snow and the head turn. I might be tempted to brighten the image by +5 or so,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Very nice pose, and the snow makes it special. Your repost is a definite improvement.