Nikon D200 600 mm
F 10 1/350
Aperture priority 0 EV
ISO 320 On tripod late morning
Portrait because too close to have the tail in focus
Suggestions welcome
PS I notice that if my eye level is not mid monitor level the colors look washed out. However I don't see that effect on every picture. Curious what the physicists out there have to say, why see that effect on some pictures and not others.:)
HI Ray - Lovely Portrait - HA, Eye Contact and exposure all look spot on - the sharpness and details are really good.
Looks like a ting spider on the end of the beak :) BG Compliments the subject nicely and gives it some POP.
Id be tempted to crop some from the RHS which would move the eye out of the centre a tad.
Good show - lIke it a lot!!
agree with all the suggestions above. the feathers almost look too sharp to me. might not sharpen them as much and add a little to the eye. i really like the complimentary bg. and the sun reflected in the eye is cool too!!
Like the tight portrait a lot Normally we like placing the prominent eye on one of the intersecting thirds but do like the center position, shows of lots of those pretty feathers. Bg is excellent for the bird !
Hope someone has a clue as to the mystery you brought up !!!
Ray - On my iMac I have the same effect. Don't know why, but the newest iMac monitors are advertising as not having that problem.
Like the portrait very much. Might be tempted to try to clone the bit of some food item just at the tip of the beak. It really isn't a big deal, perhaps just a small distraction from the rest of the subject.
Nicely done
Agree with Al on the intersecting thirds point and why this shot works as is. Doesn't look oversharpened on my monitor. Also, I kind of like the foodstuffs at the end of the beak. I think it's interesting
Nice shot, just finished interesting documentation from Cornell Ornithology lab on the community breeding habits of the FL Scrub Jay. Regarding a practice named Kin-Selection as it applies to cooperative breeding. The off-spring do not produce babies until they are 5 to 6 years old in many cases. They help the parents feed and care for the nestlings.
Anyway, well done but could trade some aperture for speed - sweet one.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 11-21-2009 at 11:45 PM.
Scrub jay portrait
