European Jay

[Zoltan Gyori]

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6258/szajkbirdph2zg0.jpg

European jay (Garrulus glandarius)

40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L, fill at -1 2/3EV with 380EX
1/250, f5.6, iso800

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Zoltan Good looking bird and one I'm totally unfamiliar !!!

I like the pose and eye contact Would suggest more room around the tail. You did well with the bg and the bright oof spots Might go over them with some Gaussian blur. btw the fill flight was a good idea and would suggest trying something a little different. Go for less compensation but do two images fast. The first will have the full flash and the second won't be fully charged, will sort of give you a bracketing affect !!! If you go for a third the flash would probably won't even fire and you get an idea of the effect of the flash !!!

[Arthur Morris]

Good stuff by Alfred. Lovely bird, sharp, with good EXP. The perch overpowers the bird...