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It must have been a very hard three month. I can't go out for seven days and already feel bad about it.
Great image, Gail. It is not an easy bird to get a picture of, despite their omnipresence.
Best par is the pose and a hint of snow on the perch.
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Nice cheery shot for the new year Gail .
Grand pic. Looks a teeny bit bright on my monitor but no big deal. Great BG too
Cheers
John
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You picked a tough bird, Gail and came away with perfection IMO. Your hands muscle memory kicked in quickly enough to capture this beauty. Love the pose, perch, crest up, and the collected snow on the branch. The fill light reflect back from the snow on the ground is just beautiful on the bird and the underside of the branch. Exception BG colors. Well done.
Geoffrey
Last edited by Geoffrey Montagu; 01-02-2016 at 04:30 PM.
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Hi Gail, very nice and cheery image. Welcome back. I know how you feel as I didn't touch the camera for 4 months. How do you like the 100-400 and 1.4X combo? I feel may be some details in the fur were lost due to the combo vs. a super tele + 1.4X, but would like to hear your view. Loi
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love the perkiness as indicated by the raised crest! terrific BG as well, complimentary to the wonderful blue-jay. Glad you got those fingers moving! Could you explain why you decreased magenta?
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Hi Ann,
I find that all Canon cameras have a tendency towards a magenta cast when shooting in the shade or very dark conditions or against woodsy backgrounds that have lots of alders.
I have been teased by several BPN members that my eyes must also have a bias for magenta cast as often I will see it but no one else does.
I will send you some dramatic examples later. This image had only a very subtle hint of magenta.
I went to color balance in CS5 and ticked off the midtone square and then pushed the slider by 1 point only towards the green. Very minor change but I can see it.
I will look for an image that has a very obvious magenta cast and send it to you so you can see what I am talking about.
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I just finished processing a Blue Jay image that had a bit of a magenta cast to the grey belly. Best way to see it is to slide the Hue/Saturation's magenta slider all the way to the right...it then becomes obvious. Then using the same slider to desaturate often works well.
I love the perky pose, nice perch, beautiful BG. I could see a version with less canvas above and left, but I do like it as is too. These jays can be quick, often not stopping on the way to grab some food...but once in a while one perches momentarily to make it all worthwhile.
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Really cute pose, nicely processed. Glad to see you are back behind the camera again. I do find that a substantial crop from the left is an option and that space doesn't seem to add anything to the image and my eye keeps drifting into it.
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Great pose and for me, I like the crop as it is.
Any particular reason you went with the zoom and converter rather than the 600mm?
Mike
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Lovely image well composed and exposed. Here in Cody Wyoming we're at the the western edge of their range. I get a few into my feeder on occasion but never when I'm set up to photograph them. Perhaps one of these days!
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Hi Mike,
I chose the lighter gear because I went for a hike in out local woods,
Gail
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Mike Poole
Great pose and for me, I like the crop as it is.
Any particular reason you went with the zoom and converter rather than the 600mm?
Mike
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Another winner Gail , love your presentation
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