Does my lunch look good?

[Kristin Brown]

Haven't been able to do much photography other than in my backyard lately. These Western Scrub Jays are regulars to my meal worm offerings.
Cropped and low level sharpening in PP.
C&C appreciated.

Canon 7D
Canon 400 f5.6
Manual Mode 1/1000 f/8
no flash, handheld

[Randy Stout]

Kristin:

Good to see you posting.

Good comp, nice detail in eye, good head angle, prey a plus, neutral background.

Well exposed. Very sharp (right on the edge of going 'crunchy', which for me looks over sharpened)

Cheers

Randy

[Alan Murphy]

Crazy sharp with killer detail. Very nice.

[Doug Brown]

Looks good Kristin! You're doing well learning CS5, although I agree with Randy that a bit less sharpening would give the bird more natural looking plumage.

[James Salywoda]

Outstanding Kristin!!!! It has a 3d feel to it.

[Katie Rupp]

Really great detail in both the Jay and worm, Kristin; love the bg, too.

[denise ippolito]

Kristin, Can't add more but you did get a great exposure and a wonderful clean BG. Nice!

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely pose and details Krisitn! love the food too, sharpness looks perfect to me :)

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the compostion, BG and details. Well done Kristin!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very good texture and IQ...The detail is great and the subject really pops from the BG...Lovely image Kristin...Great catch...Both of you!!

[Bob Pelkey]

I recently discovered the Florida Scrub-Jay. Comparing it to your Western not defined here as Pacific or Interior, and difficult for me to distinguish with this crop, I believe you would have benefited with at least a +1/3 stop exposure bias to give the feathers at the throat and breast a truer representation of their whites. Based on how dark the feathers appear, I would consider this bird Interior with the slightly open beak adding a challenge for certain identification. Do you know what type it is? Great shot.