Jay (Eurasian)

[Michael Southcott]

Hello everyone and heres my first ...

Taken at my feeding area using a portable background placed 5m behind the perch ..

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad169/Magpiemick/1000.jpg

Canon 50D ~ Canon 400L ~ Man ex ~ 1/200 ~ 5.6 ~ iso 800

Mick ...

[Paul Lagasi]

Wow..what a first image, welcome. Many trips to Europe, never seen one of these, lovely bird, sharp background, and perch..very well done....
If it were mine I'd remove the 3 little branches near the bottom of the perch, intersecting with the bottom of frame, and slightly move the bird off center...but thats just my preference.
Thanks for posting

[Arthur Morris]

Welcome and cheers. The bird is perfect. Sharp, beautiful, perfect position on the perch, perfect head angle. I love the BKGR, the BKGR color, and the soft light. I love the lichens. I would however, be out looking for a perch with fewer little branches all around. Image design superb. And I love how the color of the bird's back matches the BKGR.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Welcome and a fabulous first post indeed. The first thing that grabbed me was the uniformity of the BG color with the overall plumage of the Jay. What a magnificent set-up. Artie makes a good point about the perch, but it is still bl00dy nice mate! Cheerio.....

[Sid Garige]

Fantastic image. Great job with complementing background.