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A Wet Scrub
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A Wet Scrub

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted September 9, 20152,989 views8 comments

A wet day finally here in Central Texas, this Scrub Jay showed up with the rain and gave me a shout outblush

F/7.1, 1/500th, ISO 800, 5DM2, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext. @ 1:16pm & cloudy/rainy.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 9, 2015 at 9:55 PM

The calling pose puts this one over the top for me Howard, nice natural setting and colors as well. devil

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 10, 2015 at 8:20 AM

A very sharp image, lots of good detail as well as nice color.  I like the pose of the jay and how well the BG sets it off.  You could take out more of the twigs, but if it were mine I would not change anything.  Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 10, 2015 at 10:32 AM

Good detail and pose. A pleasing background.  Water droplets are a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 10, 2015 at 11:41 AM

Hey Howard,
As per your usual post, the many outstanding elements in this image makes for very enjoyable viewing. The obvious stand-outs are the rain, the calling pose. the diagonal perch and the excellent detail. My favorite element in this one however is the exquisite background. It has a lovely painterly feel and soothing colors that really sets off the subject.
Well done . . .  devil

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on September 10, 2015 at 4:54 PM

Beautiful bird, great image, Howard.

Nice perch and bg

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 10, 2015 at 7:57 PM

Sweet, sweet shot, Howard.  The angles of the perch and bird, the open beack and the gorgeous bg all add up to a wonderful image.

devil

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 11, 2015 at 5:26 PM

Nice action in this shot Howard.  Very nice.

May

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 13, 2015 at 1:55 PM

Wonderful feather detail Howard, excellent pose. The background works really well with this bird. Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments