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    The peanut feeder had 3 other Jay's on it so this one had to wait his turn! At least long enough to pose! Canon T3i, Tamron 150-600mm, 600mm, ISO800, f/6.5, 1/640 Overcast around noon. Would have liked to have been closer, shot from about 30 feet away. NR on BG, selective lightening around eye a black bib, adjusted greens in leaves all in PS CC.

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    As with the other images I've seen of yours, I'm impressed with the composition and sharpness. What hit me quickly was, what seems to me, a magenta cast to the image. Both on the bird - upper wing and the breast. It shows on the tree branch, but those might be the true colors of the bird and the tree.

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    Very nice! Good pose, sharp details, great light! Your jays are prettier than our scrub jays.

    I hadn't noticed the magenta -- would be easy to selectively desaturate it and see what it does -- would probably have to mask it back out from the BG.

    Small nit, but you might remove the half of a leaf intruding into the frame in front of the beak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diane Miller View Post
    Very nice! Good pose, sharp details, great light! Your jays are prettier than our scrub jays.

    I hadn't noticed the magenta -- would be easy to selectively desaturate it and see what it does -- would probably have to mask it back out from the BG.

    Small nit, but you might remove the half of a leaf intruding into the frame in front of the beak.
    Thanks Jim and Diane! I love this forum, I hadn't noticed the Magenta either but once you pointed it out it was really obvious! Here is a repost with the Magenta desaturated and the intruding leaf removed. I like both changes. Colors are much truer. There can be a some buffy coloring on the breast but nothing reddish to it. The colors are similar to the Scrub Jay but the colors are more saturated on these Jays. I really like the Stellar Jays you have out in CA. I got a shot of one when I was out in Carmel last year but I didn't have this lens at the time so nothing to write home about with that picture.

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    Image is nicely composed with sharp details and decent perch. The suggestions of Jim and Diane that you implemented in the repost have improved an already pleasing image.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen Pleasant View Post
    Image is nicely composed with sharp details and decent perch. The suggestions of Jim and Diane that you implemented in the repost have improved an already pleasing image.
    Thanks Karen! This Crab Apple Tree is one of my favorite perches to catch birds in. In the spring the flowers add a nice touch and in the summer the leaves and berries make a nice addition to the subject.

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