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Kerry Perkins
04-28-2011, 11:09 PM
Caught this fellow with his prize in the early morning foggy light. Got down low to get the angle and waited for "the look". :c3: I was hoping to capture those little jewels of dew and was delighted when I got home and saw that I did.
7D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/800 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash
Steve Deam
04-29-2011, 12:09 AM
Beautiful bird! I love the low angle and nice separation from the background. I really like the HA and the nut! The dew drops are a nice bonus.
I was fortunate to see quite a few Scrub Jays where we vacation in Florida .
Kerry Perkins
04-29-2011, 12:29 AM
Thank you Steve! They are quite plentiful in Florida and we have quite a few out here too.
BTW, I am an Indiana native. Nice to see another Hoosier here! :bg3:
Paul Guris
04-29-2011, 11:16 AM
Nice light and pose, and agree that the dew drops really add to it.
FYI, the Florida Scrub-Jay and the Western Scrub-Jay (as well as the Island Scrub-Jay which is endemic to the Channel Islands off California) are all now considered to be different species.
WIlliam Maroldo
04-29-2011, 12:54 PM
Early morning foggy light- my absolute favorite! Extremely well done image; exposure, composition, subject (especially with the acorn), and detail, all top notch. regards~Bill
William Malacarne
04-29-2011, 02:19 PM
Kerry
Lucky you for having these.....very nice rendition of it also. I haven't seen one of these around our place since I think 2004-2005, when we had the outbreak of West Nile. The pigeons also left but are starting to return, also saw one Mockingbird last year for the first time since.
Bill
David N Smith
04-29-2011, 07:41 PM
Nice capture Kerry. I like the look and I agree the dew was a bonus.
Dave
nancy hazen
04-30-2011, 12:59 AM
Very Nice Kerry. I like the angle very much. He's got quite a little treat there. Great shot.
Nancy
Matthew Pimm
05-01-2011, 01:52 PM
Lovely, lovely, photo.
It must be hard to get such sharp images handholding a non-IS lens like the 400 5.6L!
Something to aspire to.
Matthew
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