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Another Blue Jay


Another Blue Jay
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Copyright: cecilia lazzaro (cecilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 6 N: 1238] (4628)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-25
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-30 8:49
Viewed: 861
Points: 53
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

Description:
12" (30 cm). Bright blue above with much white and black in the wings and tail; dingy white below; black facial markings; prominent crest.
Habitat:
Chiefly oak forest, but now also city parks and suburban yards, especially where oak trees predominate.
Nesting:
4-6 brown-spotted greenish eggs in a coarsely built nest of sticks, lined with grass and well concealed in a crotch or forked branch of a tree, often a conifer.
Range:
Resident east of Rockies, from southern Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Slowly encroaching westward.
Voice:
A raucous jay-jay, harsh cries, and a rich variety of other calls. One is almost identical to the scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk. Also a musical queedle-queedle.

SkyF, navnith, Fisher, TAZ, elefantino, ramthakur, thistle, jchemas, scottevers7, coasties, Dando, timonejoon, zenitlady, RII, marhowie, mlines, Alex99 has marked this note useful
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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-05-30 9:04]

Hello Cecilia,
Beautiful portrait of this Blue jay! Nice sharp details and excellent background. POV, details and colors are amazing. Lovely composition, very well done.
TFS...Sky

Hi Cecilia,
This is a very pleasant picture, great colors and composition, The BG is superb.
TFS
Goutham

tres belle photo , jolie composition et de belles couleurs !

Bravo !

Amitiés Philippe.

Hi Cecilia,
Good shot with good colours,sharpness and composition.
Congrats and TFS
navnith

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  • soccer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 569 W: 0 N: 532] (1927)
  • [2006-05-30 10:20]

Cecilia,

Excellent Composition, POV, DOF and BG. A very colourful subject too. TFS,
Sheriff

I like the colours of this picture! Very nice!
AJ

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2006-05-30 10:38]

Hi Cecilia,

Beautiful capture and well done on the composition.

Mike

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2006-05-30 11:15]

Wow ! What a smart composition ! The bird is wonderful. Colors, exposure, BG, DOF and sharpness are very good ! I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Cecilia and thanks for sharing this beauty.

Hi Cecilia, great bird.
Colorfull and sharp.
Nice details, BG and compo.
Andrea

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 11 N: 625] (3390)
  • [2006-05-30 11:41]

Beautiful blue bird!!Excellent details!TFS!

What a beautiful composition, Cecilia!
The rear view of this lovely bird looking sideways is just perfect from every point of view.
You have also framed it beautifully.
TFS.

Hello Cecilia,
Superb shot! Love the simple and very clear composition, POV showing the beautiful plumage of the jay and the dark BG that match perfectly with bright blue feathers.
Excellent post!

nice photo. color and DOF very good level.

Hey no fair! Your hogging all the beautiful blue jays over there. Excellent stuff Cecilia, the blues tones are vibrant and the subject is on a nice soft background. :)

Great Blujay capture Cecilia.
Everything is perfect, the colors the details, the composition and most of all the framing.
Regards
JC

i Cecilia,
I am envious. I cannot seem to get a good quality shot on the Bluejays in my yard. This looks great! Beautiful colors in this high quality light. Nice sharp detail, and a perfect OOF backround. nice comp. and framing.
Scott

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2006-05-31 2:06]

Lovely lovely bluejay, Cecilia.
I really like the POV from the back.
You can really see the beautiful patterns of the feathers.
Very sharp details, superb colors, and wonderful composition.
TFS. : )

Hi Cecilia

Excellent shot. Well composed. Good POV, complimentary BG and nice light. All the techo stuff is great too. Thanks.

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-05-31 4:33]

Hi Cecilia, another well composed shot with excellent exposure, colours and detail. I also like the lighting and you have controlled the DOF well too. Very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-05-31 6:43]

Hi Cecilia
Great composition. Great colour, sharpnes, details, DOF, BG and POV. Also good note.
Well done Cecilia

osse

Hi cecilia

Briliant shot. It is sharp with great details and well composeition. perfect POV and DOF.I envy you.excelent.
Well done

TFS
regards
timone

hi cecilia
magnifique,ce geai nous offre ses plus belles couleurs,good dof.
merci pour le partage.
laurent

Hello Cecilia! Unusual vantage point, great capture! Detail is superb, colors are brilliant and so wonderfully detailed. Good thing they're beautiful, 'cause they are such a raucous birdie! Well done, TFS! Linda

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 486 W: 0 N: 887] (2804)
  • [2006-07-05 18:26]

Hi Cecilia.
One more time excellent portrait, very nice tones blue,colors,contrast, details and composition, good note.

Saludos....RICARDO.

Hello Cecilia,
Outstanding capture, perfect light and colors. Lovely smooth green BG with excellent framing as well..
These darn jays are one of my sore-spots :( I have them here, but..if you can believe it, I've never managed the shot I would like to get..Extremely wary of my presence. Anyway,
Very well done and TFS!

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 509 W: 17 N: 555] (2560)
  • [2007-10-21 23:23]

Hi Cecilia. I like this composition a lot. The blue is exquisite and seeing the back of the bird is how we often see them in nature. Good work. TFS. Murray.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2008-01-02 12:54]

Hi Cecilia.
My best wishes to you and your family in started New 2008 Year and many thanks for encouragement, interest and kindness. I love you shots and photo creativity. This one is brilliant sample of your talent. My kind regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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