Blue Jay Portrait

[ChasMcRae]

Blue Jay in naturalized bird bath on ground--Fall season.

Chas.

amera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Camera serial number: 0000241625
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.1.0
Owner: © Chas. Mc Rae
Date/Time: 2005:10:01 02:37:34
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 14
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exposure compensation: -3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous (low)
ISO: 400
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 1200mm
AF mode: One-shot AF
Image size: 2336 x 3504
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Color matrix 3: sRGB high-chroma
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: High2
Contrast: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
Default settings

[Vincent Grafhorst]

That's close Chas! Great detail captured on the head. I like it as is, but am curious how this would look a bit wider. Further I would clone out some of the small brightspots caused by the flash to make it look more natural, also in the eye, except for the bigger centre one.

[Lana Hays]

Chas
Yep.....that's a closeup.....no privacy for this one. I really like the detail. I, too would probably clone/tone down some of those bright spots. For some reason, there seems to be noise in the eye.....funny that I would notice it but I guess we all start by looking for a sharp eye. Well done.....and I love your personal avatar.

[ChasMcRae]

Yep--need to clean that eye.
Carried away by color--I usually(but apparently not always) look at the eye closely.
Thanks folks for pointing that out. My workflow needs a check list.

Chas.

[Maxis Gamez]

Amazing colors and light. This image need more room for sure but what a great looking Blue Jay.