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    Another from our 2 weeks in heaven (Florida). Seems so long ago now!

    We found the Jays at Merrit to be rather interested in what I was doing lying in the grass!

    D300 + Sig 500 4.5
    1/125s @ F6.7
    iso 200
    Slight crop losing left. Leg rings removed.

    Thanks for looking and any CCs welcomed.

    Kind regards.
    Stu.

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    I like everything but the crop. The blues on the bird are very nice and I like the alert pose. I may go vertical or have more room to the right - if you have it. Interesting shape to the tip of the beak.

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    Man, that tip looks like a shrike's! Nice image, Stuart. Great alert pose, sharpness and colors. I would add more room to the right here too.

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    Great low angle. Good work on the leg band removal.

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    I like the very nice soft feel to the photo Composition works for me as is.

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    Great low angle and excellent feather details. I found two that were not having band. Big plus.

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    It works for me . Bice soft colours and the bird is plenty sharp !!!

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    Very good image of this neat jay. I love the grass and the BG. Nice and sharp.

    Jack

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    Stuart, excellent shot. perfect choice of shooting position and well timed to get the head turn. nice details and habitat inclusion. Well done.

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    Thanks for the feedback. No more room on the right, pretty much full frame apart from the crop to the left.

    Tom/Melissa, I was wondering why you think it may be better to have more room no the right on this image? Always helps with future compositions.

    regards.
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    More than an issue of the room to the right, I think for me it's just that my eye is just so used to the standard ratio that I am not a fan of squarish crops. But of course that is a highly personal thing.

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    Excellent light, details and bg.

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    Thanks Melissa. I'm a printer by trade so no probs with 6x4, 10x8 or square crops, what ever fits the image. Understand where you're coming from and appreciate the reply.

    kind regards.
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    Very sharp detail on this one - angle is great too - you must have gotten down pretty low.

    I might crop a bit differently - either more room on each side for horizontal, or just go straight vertical. For colors I might adjust the blacks (upward) just a bit to subtly bring out a bit more contrast, and darken the blue in the feathers.

    Great shot.

    Pete

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