Winter Steller's Jay

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• CeltickRanger (15148)
• [2009-02-08 15:03]

hello Rick

this is a beautiful bird that we don't have it
in Eastern Canada (Eastern North America),
shot with fine POV, DOF and framing,
superb focus on the bird and the tree big branch,
a wonderful background, i love it,
excellent sharpness and details of the bird,

TFS

Asbed

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• septimiu_nemes (2159)
• [2009-02-08 16:00]

wow , what a beautiful capture Rick !
I like very much this composition with perfect sharp and wonderful colours , fine details and good light ,
great POV ,
well done !
septimiu

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• MMM (8905)
• [2009-02-08 18:24]

Hi Rick
What a beautiful bird.Never saw that specie before.Very sharp image with good plumage detail.Nice pose and lovely OOF BG.Colors are so nice.
TFS Michel

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• MartinL (0)
• [2009-02-08 19:11]

Rick,

Great shot! I've only seen this bird once on my trip to the west coast but it did make an impression on me. I must admit that the blue jays look wonderful (although their behavior leaves a bit to be desired). Anyways, I was on the phone, talking to one of my friends and decided to put your image through a workshop. I don't usually do so much post-processing but since I had a few minutes to spare, I decided to make a few extra adjustments. See what you think.

Best Regards,

Martin

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• Heaven (6058)
• [2009-02-08 19:42]

Hi Rick!

Indeed, the bird is very beautiful. Your picture highlights its beauty very well. The natural colours are well reflected in the natural environment. The picture transmits the impression of reality, not of a stage-managed picture.

Kind regards

Markus

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• siggi (16252)
• [2009-02-08 23:13]

Hello Rick,
this is excellent shot from the Blue Jay. Great POV, framing and very good sharpness. Very nice colours and exposure. This is a great composition. Thank you for posting.
Best regards Siggi

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• valy67 (8733)
• [2009-02-08 23:42]

Hello Rick !
I had never seen this bird before, but he's truly gorgeous, I love his blue color and his "crest" (or whatever you might call the feahers that stand up on its head). The composition as well as the POV are splendid, and the blurred BG is wonderful too. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2009-02-09 1:38]

I too like birds with blue plumage, Rick.
This Steller's Jay is so cute. You have captured its blue plumage very well.
I also like its dark crested head. Your point of view gives us the best possible viewing angle.
Thanks for sharing this lovely image and best regards.
Ram

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• nagraj (4870)
• [2009-02-09 2:10]

hi rick,
beautiful blue bird, this jay is very beautifully captured here. wish some catch light in its eyes, to make it more prominent. tfs.
nagraj.v

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• eng55 (3574)
• [2009-02-09 7:38]

Hi Rick,
Very nice capture of this interesting bird.I liked colors,details on plumage a lot.
Thanks for posting.

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• uleko (2789)
• [2009-02-09 8:00]

Hello Rick,
Wow, what a beautiful bird this is and very well captured here where you show it very nicely in profile! I love the blue colours and the black head, all sharply in focus and the background is beautiful too. Interesting note too!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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• PeterZ (17576)
• [2009-02-09 8:20]

Hello Rick,
Beautiful photo of this Steller's Jay. The jay has wonderful clear colours. You've taken this photo in excellent sharpness and details. Very good DOF, POV, surroundings and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2009-02-09 10:06]

Hi Rick,

I like blue birds too but we have none here :-( When I was in Bryce National Park they said there were Steller's Jays there but I never got to see one. I love the pose on the branch with his beak opened. Beautiful colors and nice details of the lovely plumage, face and crest. Those shades of blues are wonderful.

Jane

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• zetu (6203)
• [2009-02-09 10:21]

Hello Rick
Nice capture. Well done.
Regards.
Razvan

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2009-02-09 11:31]

Hello Rick,
How are you?
Definitely blue and beautiful. Blue birds are not always easy to capture though. I think this is partially due to the darker tones.
Apparently no problem here.
Beautiful bird with that particular crest. Actually it has an upside down version as well.
Maybe a new bird in TN. Guess so.
Well done again. Wonder how many animals you didn't capture yet in your 'geo'.
Well done.
Annick

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• Juyona (15565)
• [2009-02-09 11:32]

Hola amigo,
preciosa captura y bello pájaro,
fino pov y color,
buen foco,
saludos Rick

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• nglen (32146)
• [2009-02-09 11:41]

Hi Rick. WE dont see many bird with blue feathers in England . This Jay is unusual with the feathers on its head. You have taken it with good detail and natural looking colours. With a good POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• haraprasan (17792)
• [2009-02-26 4:43]

Hi Rick,
A nice capture of this beautiful Jay bird. Superb sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.