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Jay

by John Robinson

Gallery: AvianPosted August 29, 2010111 views10 comments
Taken at one of my drinking and bathing pools with permanaent hides set up.
D200
Sigma 50-500mm
400ISO
320th @ f850% of frame off a horizontal.
JR

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 29, 2010 at 6:42 PM
I love the spiked hair and open beak here John, a very neat portrait! :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Moore on August 29, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Up close and personal. Good detail and catch light!

Dan
Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 29, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Bad hair day. Your focus looks spot on. Nice image.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 29, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Terrific detail, John. I particularly like the clear eye and water droplets. :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 29, 2010 at 9:02 PM
John,

The wet, spikey feathers give this bird a nice "rough and tumble" look, nice to have the bill open and great light in the eye. A few of the whites under the bill look like they might be hot, if you shot this in raw it should be easy to bring those down in ACR.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on August 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Very nice portrait of this supercrested Jay. Many years ago ( slide epoque ) I took a similar shot of what I called a punk-jay.
Giorgio
Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on August 31, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Excellent portratin John. Love the just out of the bath look.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Diller on August 31, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Awesome! Love the eye contact and focus! :toast:
Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 31, 2010 at 10:29 PM
I like the alert pose and detail you've captured here John.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Kim Connolly on August 30, 2011 at 6:35 AM
Splendid shot John
Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments