gray jay

[Gene Herzberg]

taken at our cabin in Newfoundland. Sony a700, 70-400 sony lens at 250 mm,f5.6, 1/40s, iso 800, +0.7.



Gene

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gene - great details - although on my screen looking a little too sharp. Feels a little tight as well - could just be my tastes though
Like the pose and HA - Did well for 1/40th - shutter speed a little slow for that focal length - though you have pulled it off nicely.
The bright spots in the BG are a little distracting - could tone them down in p.s.

Here's a little thing I do sometimes to help visualize what the BG is going to look like - I throw the lens completely out of focus to see what it looks like.
Keep them coming :)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gene Lance nailed the critique and fully agree !!!

btw love the idea about throwing the lens oof !!! Neat !!

[Gus Cobos]

Agree with Mr. Peters' assessment of your image Gene,
I like the sharp eye and head angle. the background is pleasing and helps showcase your bird...:cool:

[Cheryl Slechta]

Gene - I like the HA and the pose a lot. The bg is nice except for the bright spot but that can easily be fixed.
Lance's tip on visualizing the bg is neat.:)

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Cheryl

[Ilija Dukovski]

Nice looking bird, agree it is a bit too sharp and tight crop.
Other than that, a pleasing image.

Good point about the lens oof.