Florida Scrub Jay

[Harold Davis]

one from yesterday afternoon. didnt really do anything here except for a slight crop and sharpen and removed double catchlight.

D300, Bigma at 420mm, f/8, 1/800s, +0.3EV, ISO 640, flash fill at 1/1 no beamer

comments welcome and appreciated.

[Gus Cobos]

This works for me Doctor...I like the raised foot, it looks like the bird is dancing...:D I like the head angle and sharp eye contact...the color rendition is superb and so is the complimentary pale green background, which showcases this little quite well...well done...looking forward to more...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

dancing! i could have at least come up with a better title than FL S J. thanks, gus!

Hey Baby, Wanna Dance?

[Gus Cobos]

I like your second title much better Doctor...:D:p;):cool:

[denise ippolito]

Harold, I like the pose the tail and the HA also love the fancy footwork-

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great sharpness, colour, and the pose is cool too Harold. BG not bad either:) I thought of a dance too.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice texture in the whites and great exposure. The +1/3 let's the whites breath, nice work. I love the background and the sharpness is "spot-on".

Tail fan is a bonus, I like this image.

Question, was the flash M or TTL?

[wendell westfall]

If not "dancing" then power walking -- with those weights around its ankles. And the contrast of background and bird is particularly nice . . .

[Harold Davis]

Question, was the flash M or TTL?

hi jeff. flash was M.

thanks for the comments, everyone.

[Alfred Forns]

Love the foot stomping action Harold !! Sure was fun !!! btw with the light we had it was neat seeing the images come out "finished" out of the camera !!!!

[Lance Peters]

Lots to like here MR H - Big Congrats - Cool pose - everything else covered.

[Katie Rupp]

Very nicely done, Harold! I like the raised foot and the beautiful background, great detail.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture H. Love the foot action. Excellent details and great BG.