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Jay Portrait

Blue Jay

12 total reviews 
Comment from Shadow catcher


Very nice portrait of this feathered bandit,the blue tones are very well capture.He seems to have almost a pensive look on it's face,as though he is deep in thought. Wish mine would stay put long enough for photos-lol!



 Comment Written 25-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 25-Jan-2019
    Thank you! I have faith that you will get a shot of one these guys :)
Comment from Barbara L.


Great close up portrait of this Blue Jay! I like how you captured so much detail in the feathers. Great light and a nice catch light in the eye. Lovely colors.

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 24-Jan-2019
    Thank you for your nice comments. I think he's cute :)
Comment from Terry Loftus


Great detail and different colors of blue. This is very nicely framed. I think a bit of cleanup in the brown area would probably keep the eye on the bird better.

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 Comment Written 24-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 24-Jan-2019
    Thank you very much Terry! I probably should have tried to cover that but I ddidn't want to ruin it :)
reply by Terry Loftus on 24-Jan-2019
    It's something I notice in mine. I love the picture.
Comment from Sean T Phelan


Cool,Grace!
That's a fine looking'close up' portrait photo of this 'handsome specimen',my friend!
It's a well-focused and colorful picture that makes for yet another really 'Good Show'! : )
~Sean

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 24-Jan-2019
    Thank you! :)
reply by Sean T Phelan on 24-Jan-2019
    You're welcome,Grace!
Comment from USWA6346


Great shot! You capture all the detail of the blue jay's feathers. Your shot feels cold! Thank you for your detailed lesson about blue jays and their eating habits.

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 24-Jan-2019
    Thank you very much :) I thought the throat pouch was an interesting tid bit.
Comment from Sange


I like to know what you feed/BRIBE your birds with?
Suprised you didn't use 65,000 shutter? Your Tonka and skill behind your lens are too good for me. Gonna have get a Tonka now just for moon shots!
Superb close up, excellent eye clarity, fine focus and great color and fab white balance control.
BEAUTIFUL capture Monty MIB!!

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 23-Jan-2019
    Thank you Sange! I might just have to think of something to bribe the birds with so they will give me more quirky poses.
reply by Sange on 23-Jan-2019
    I have a few ideas Monty!! HAHAHA.
    Atcay Ipnay! ^_^
Comment from Susan F. M. T.


Grace,
A wonderful profile portrait of this Blue Jay watching you closely . The light showing off the beautiful colours of it's plumage. Beautiful composition framing and lighting taken with superb camera techniques and sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 23-Jan-2019
    Thank you :)
Comment from michiganmike


A very nice portrait. I like the detail in the plumage and the sharp eye. The composition is great and the colors are look particularly good against that background.

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 23-Jan-2019
    Thank you kindly!
Comment from jesuel


what a great photo of this guy the clor is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and I like how you got in close beautiful work here

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 23-Jan-2019
    Thank you very much!
Comment from Linda Engel


This is a wonderful close up of the Jay bird. I love your story notes. A lot of good information. Clear crisp colors and focus. Good details in his feathers. Wonderful POV , cropping and well framed.

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 23-Jan-2019
    Thank you very much! I'm glad you appreciate the notes too. I try to make them interesting while trying not to go on too much with them, some subjects are easier than others. :)