Blue Jay

[Paul Burgess]

Hi all! This is my first post here on BPN.
Got this shot a while ago, its one of my favorites!

Rebel Xt | 75-300 @300mm | ISO 200 | f/5.6 | 1/1000sec. | FF

Please give me your honest opinion!!
Paul

[Blake Shadle]

Welcome, Paul! I'm glad to see you posting on BPN. You did an excellent job making a very sharp, detailed image of this Blue Jay. All the tech stuff looks right on. I think this image would be even stronger if you cropped from the top, bottom and back of the frame (taking his eye out of dead-center), placing it closer to the right-third line. Keep up the good work!

[Jody Melanson]

Hi Paul and welcome to BPN. Nice portrait in nice light. I would run NR on the BG selectively to smooth it out some.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Agree with Jody`s comments!
Welcome to BPN!

[JP Bruce]

Very nice capture. Really shows the details. Agree with Blake about getting the eye in a power point but I can live with it as is. You must have gotten pretty close.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

First a big welcome Paul and what a beautiful first post. I echo Blakes comments and will look forward to your future posts. Thanks for sharing.