Green Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted March 25, 2011236 views10 comments

Another from South Texas.
I just love these jays, with their vibrant colors and large bright eyes.

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 11.9m
1/400 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 25, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Great Green Jay. The larger image really brings out how sharp the bird is. Great pirch.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 26, 2011 at 1:19 AM

Awesome, Sandy. You know in the beginning I used to shoot a lot of birds at F4 or so to get those smooth backgrounds. It took me a while to figure out that I could still get those backgrounds at f8, plus get the bird sharp from tip to tip. Looks like you knew that.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM

Nice! I like the diagonal perch with the position of the jay reflecting the same angle. Nice and sharp and the dark eye shows up nice in the larger version. I trashed so many of these because the eye was so dark. Not sure that I captured any this nice.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Hali Sowle on March 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM

I've never seen one of these before Sandy! What a beautiful image, great horizontal perch great detail and colors.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM

Great details in the larger version Sandy, well done

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 26, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Outstanding, Sandy. Fantastic colors. Great pose and perch. Interesting looking bird. Quite an eye reflection too!

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM

They are fun, I really enjoyed them on my Texas trip. The bg is complementary and the detail (especially the blacks) and image quality is great. Sharp from tip to tip.

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 26, 2011 at 9:31 PM

super shot Sandy. Everything stands out so much better on the large view.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 27, 2011 at 2:29 AM

Sweet portrait of this beauty Sandy

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 27, 2011 at 12:59 PM

Great detail and light Sandy. I also love how the bird mimmicks the angle of the perch

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments