The bluejays recently discovered that there are peanuts mixed in with the birdseed and word has gotten out. I now have four of five bluejays divebombing the backyard feeders at any given moment. When life gives you bluejays, you make bluejay images!
Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/4L
f4 @ 1/400th, ISO 400
Manual mode, Pattern Metering
Handheld, natural light
Processed in ACR & CS4; large crop, levels adjustment, gaussian blurred the BG.
10-27-2008, 04:41 PM
Lana Hays
Jules
I love the pose on your Bluejay....and the stump with seed. However, I can see where the Gaussian blur on the BG ended as there's a "rim" or "halo" especially visible around the bird.
10-27-2008, 05:26 PM
Julie Kenward
Well darn it! I thought I toned that down. Any ideas what happened? Did I maybe feather too much?
10-27-2008, 06:44 PM
Julie Kenward
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Okay, I think I figured it out! :D
10-27-2008, 09:21 PM
Alfred Forns
Hi Jules Can only add I wish you had a converter on that lens for getting closer. Would also minimize the perch !!!
10-27-2008, 09:34 PM
Julie Kenward
Yeah, Al, you and me both! Normally, I would have taken more off the perch but I did such a big crop I was afraid to take much more out of the image.
How far off is Christmas??? I'm counting the days...
10-28-2008, 07:37 AM
Lana Hays
Jules
Whatever you did.....it worked. He's still heavenly....especially without the halo!!!