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Blue Jay

by Richard Higgins

Gallery: AvianPosted May 26, 201495 views6 comments
Photograph of a Blue Jay taken in Northwest Florida.

- Nikon D800E, ISO 400, f/8, 1/160 sec., Focal Length 600mm
- AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR Lense
- 2x Teleconverter
- Induro Tripod
- SB-910 AF Speedlight

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 26, 2014 at 2:44 PM
A nice pose for the Blue Jay. Details looks quite nice. My first reaction is that the saturation has been boosted too much on the bird and the background. I'd back off considerably.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 26, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Great pose and details, along with a nice head turn. I agree with Keith regarding the saturation. Gorgeous light! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 27, 2014 at 9:46 AM
Richard
You really make a common Blue Jay look great.

Peter J. Morrissey
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 30, 2014 at 2:52 PM
I agree with Keith that the saturation is a little too much, but overall this is a fine Blue Jay photo. The blacks also seem to be very dark. You could bring up the blacks and maybe the overall exposure a bit. The large version shows that the shot is sharp. Well done. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Higgins on May 30, 2014 at 3:55 PM
My monitor has been calibrated to my printer and camera, I see detail in the blacks and shadows on my monitor. So I'm not sure if this is a jpeg processing problem, the way its being displayed or perhaps your monitor! I checked again and the highlights or shadows are not being clipped. :wink:

Rick
Registered on June 24, 2008, 6 Posts, 3 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 31, 2014 at 1:53 PM
Richard,
Agree with the other comments. Could you crop with more space to the left of the bird. Keep posting. We like your work. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments