Bluejay

[Joel Eade]

Taken in my backyard setup. 40D, 300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC, Iso 250, 1/400 sec., f/4.0. Usual photoshop processing with ACR, levels, USM, BG noise reduction. Nothing added or removed.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice bird, pose, and BG. The whites on the wings look a little hot. Might also go a little tighter on the right side (as viewed) with a little more room on the left.

[Danny J Brown]

Hey Joel - This Jay is a little skinny compared to the ones I see around here. Caught him on a nice little perch with a perfect green background. I like the way its turning its head back for you. Looks like it is checking something out on the ground. I'm guessing the light was pretty tough on this one so like all good photographers you made the best out of the situation.

[Randy Stout]

Joel:

A nice jay, with good advice from Steve. Nice perch, like the wrap around toes.

I wonder if this is a first year bird, as it appears quite slim?

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

PS: Danny and I were typing at the same time, sorry for the repeats

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose with the looks back. Needs more room on the left side if you have it.

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful bird , pose , perch and BG
TFS

[Tom Wilberding]

I like the blurred background versus sharp detail of jay. Your slightly cramped space on the left makes the jay seem a little crowded and annoyed. I like it.

[Joel Eade]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree the white on the wings is hot. I would need to extend canvas on the left, the only crop I made was some off the top. This could be a young bird but it was shot in May 2009 so I would guess he made through one winter. Usually the juveniles around here have less blue and more gray on their head especially. Thanks for your help guys, I'm learning alot just in the last 2 weeks since I joined.

[Joel Eade]

Repost with suggestions. Thanks.