Green Jay in Flight

[Alan Murphy]

Green Jay

Workshop: Alamo, S. Texas

D4, 300/2.8, ISO 1600, f9, 1/3200

Here's one from last weeks workshop in the Rio-Grande Valley.

[Randy Stout]

Alan:

Great flare of wings and tail, sharp and well exposed.

It would be interesting to see this fellow against a slightly more neutral bg to see how he popped. Obviously good separation now, but just a thought.

Cheers

Randy

[jack williamson]

Beautiful shot Alan, love the near wing flare and the sharpness throughout.

[Nick Palmieri]

Beautiful bird, great flight pose. I love those wings!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

The color palette in this image are so beautiful and complimentary. I really like the fanned wings and topside view

[Marina Scarr]

This flight pose is just over the top, Alan. I was unaware of the various green tones in the feathers until this topside view. TFS.

[PhilCook]

Sensational wing form and sharpness.a classy bit of phot0graphy indeed

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent flight pose with lovely wing spread and tail feathers.Magical color scheme,great light and composition.
Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Outstanding image Alan, stunning in every respect! Awesome IQ, wing spread, sharpness in unparalleled, love it.

[Roy Priest]

Alan, Terrific image. Love the pose and the flared tail. What is the brown area on the deck feathers of the tail?

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very lovely bird and light. Pose, sharpness and BG killer!

[Alan Murphy]

Alan, Terrific image. Love the pose and the flared tail. What is the brown area on the deck feathers of the tail?

Hey Roy, I went back and looked at the RAW file and can't quite make out how the color is different. Must be a twist of the feathers, or shadowing.

[Rhys Marsh]

I very much enjoy the full DOF here, and splayed primaries. A sensationally beautiful and well-lit image!

[Jan Saunders]

Excellent Image, Very well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

outstanding flight shot in every way.

[Shawn Zierman]

Yowser! and yes, I agree with all that's been said already. Outstanding image of this species.

[HadiAnsari]

Hi Alan.Beautiful bird, great flight pose. I love those wings

[Gary Kinard]

Very good, Amazing!

[Tim King]

WOW !! They have every shade of green in their plumage. Beautiful image, Alan. Fine job.

[Karl Egressy]

The pose cannot be any better than this, Alan. Love the forwards wings, fanned tail and the way the background colours match the bird's.

[Andrew Merwin]

A gorgeous shot of a gorgeous bird. TFS.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic BIF Alan, love the birds pose and sharpness.... superb, love it.

[Bill Dix]

Amazing capture. All has been said. Nothing to add except Congrats! and Thanks for sharing it.

[David Salem]

One to be proud of. Awesome!

[Joe Murphy]

Superb image Alan, love the pose & detail.

[Frank Schauf]

It doesn't get any better than this shot, perfect!