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Black- headed Jay


Black- headed Jay
Photo Information
Copyright: parthasarathi Sengupta (parthasarathi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 178 W: 0 N: 328] (1306)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-07
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-05-24 11:42
Viewed: 455
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
At a glance the bird looks like a pinkish coloured crow with a crested black head.Body pinkish -buff, greyer on rump and mantle with wings that has a mixture of black, blue and the tail is black barred blue.From Corvidae family, Black-headed Jay is fairly common in temperate forests and largely found near human habitats in hills.
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2009-05-24 11:56]
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Hi Parthasarathi.
I have never seen such splendid tree. It is fine and bird among the needles is looked very attractively despite some softness of its image. I also like impressive square cropping of the shot, delicate natural colours and lighting. My kind regards and TFS.
Alexei.

I would have preferred the bird to be the focal point of attention, Mr Sengupta. But then your POV paritally hides the tail end of the bird among pine needles and you had to retain a sizable chunk of the tree in the foreground.
Still, we get a fairly good impression of this Jay which I have yet to see in and around Delhi.
TFS.

A very neat bird capture and to me an even more interesting specimen of some pine tree!!! Ours don't usually have needles that long...do you happen to know the variety?
Bob

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 23 N: 3667] (13111)
  • [2009-05-27 11:48]

Hi parthasarathi,
a really like the detail of the trees foliage in this one, it makes a great setting for your Black Headed Jay. Your square cropping works well here too, well done.
Paul

Hi Parthasarathi,
This image immediately caught my attention while browsing Your gallery, because it's somehow similar to my today's post (minus bird). Very nice composition, and eventhough the contrast's too few and the bird isn't sharp enough (this is what I tried to correct in my WS), I like the pic - probably because I also like pines very much, and today I managed to capture some species with such long needles in the local botanical garden. So, my memories are still fresh... Otherwise, except for the above mentioned (by my opinion) mistakes quite a fair pic, nicely composed and having great atmosphere (for me). Tfs.
Best regards from Hungary, Europe; László

Parthasarathi,
Loved both; but, the one within the W/S is LOVELY.
Had no idea these existed anymore. We, humans, have been so very cruel to our co-habitors.
I remember, as a young lad, how the British is to boast of their Tiger kills; I once saw, lined along the floor, 14 of these MAGNIFICIENT creatures murdered. Nothing I could do, then; however, I can now protest to what they have done to my "BELOVED" homeland, India.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Mario now a Canadian citizen.

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