Jay

[David Fletcher]

Took this in my garden. They are very skittish and shy and difficult to get without coming to some sort of agreement, such as "feed me". Even then, they can be quite disloyal. :). D3 & 500 AF-SII. Bean bag on window sill. 1/500 f5.6 ISO 400, -0.67.

[Harshad Barve]

Davidbhai
This is absolute stunner
Lovely exposure, compo , BG , details and sharpness , bird and pose
TFS

[Jim Fenton]

Really like the background and the perch...exposure looks just right.

A bit more of a head turn would have been optimal so the beak was fully seen.

Perhaps lighten the eye a bit?

It is a beautiful subject.

[Scott Elowitz]

Well done David. Beautiful species and image.

Cheers,

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Stunning bg....beautiful pose,composition,soft light!!!

[Keith Bauer]

Very pretty bird. BG is great. Love the contrasting colors between bird and BG.

[Rich Steel]

Good job Dave with the combination of perch. background and pose. They are quite a tricky exposure, especially the white rump but it has been handled very well here. I love photographing jays and never tire of them. I working on some Jays at the moment to try and get some flight photos but they are a bit preoccupied with hiding away acorns at the moment!

Cheers

Rich

[Ben Egbert]

Nice exposure, sharp, great background and perch. I am guessing the HA guys will request a slight turn but I am not calibrated for that yet.

[Chris Kotze]

Super image. Sharp and excellent detail and colours.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Dave, you captured the look back pose nicely, and as Im not familiar with these guys, I just love those blue eyes, and the striking blue on the wing. I like the overall colour on him too. Killer BG, and well captured.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

HI mate
That's some nice bird you have hanging in your yard! :) Lovely pose and perfect BG. Lovely soft light indeed! Thanks for sharing.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful pose, details and great BG!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This must be one of the most beautiful jays that I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing. If anything, I would crop a tad on top.

[Ilija Dukovski]

I love these birds, I liked to watch them a lot as kid. Your photo is stunning,
great detail and colors especially the blue, great BG Some character
on the bird, you managed to capture the attitude. Congrats!

[Dave Barnes]

Super IQ dave. I like just about everything here, detail, colour, exposure, light ,BG and HA all good.
I would prefer the see the bird a little to the left with a tad more space on the right. (head closer to horizontal 1/3)

[David Fletcher]

Thanks very much everyone. Appreciate your thoughts, tips and advice. Thank you.

[Kobus Tollig]

GReat shot here DAvid. Great BG pose and comp.

[Doug Brown]

That blue eye could put you in a trance! Very nice detail, good exposure, and a lovely green BG. I only wish you had slightly more of a head turn.