Green Jay & Ruby Red Grapefruit

John, this is a great capture, good colors and composition. Is the bird sitting on a branch?

Thanks for commenting Baldur. The bird is clinging to the rind of a grapefruit half that was impaled on a short stub of tree branch.

John,

 

I think this is excellent.. better than the other one in your folder.. hope you can visit this area more often.

 

good work

steph

great detail, color and focus ...love this shot !

Thanks for commenting, Elaine. This is still my favorite Green Jay picture.

Nice colors and a very good sharpness. Fine composition and good with the catch-light in the eye.

Here's a vote for only allowing those with portfolios to post critiques. Enough said about that.

 

This image's strengths are its strongly contrasting colors and sharpness. The composition is not optimal, but still good. One interesting thing is that the photo shows you just how light these birds are, as the grapefruit slice is not deformed under its weight.

super sharp. super colors and super subject. Congrats.

AS LONG AS THE PICTURE IS NOT DIGITALLY MADE UP,IT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE SHARPEST BIRD PICTURES.IT STILL AMAZES HOW THE BIRD IS PERCHED SO FIRMLY ON A PIECE OF ORANGE STUCK TO THE TREE SNAG.

 

P.V.CHANDRASEKHARAN

28-12-07

excellent...

Nice saturation and nice detail in the feathers. Maybe a fill flash would have brought the eye out better but maybe a fill flash would have wrecked the photo as well. Tell me, which lens did you use?

Wonderful capture! The colours are superb, very crisp and sharp composition.

Wonderful colors, lightning and sharpness! I agree that the dark background blob is a bit distractive (what IS it...?) but if we could all always choose our backgrounds then we'd probably all end up imitating each other all the time :)

I just can't think of enough superlatives for this image! The bright red of the grapefruit and vivid colors of the bird are amazing!

Thanks very much for your comments! The lens was Canon's 75-300 IS. It is my preferred lens for birding, since it is light and no tripod is required. Off-hand shooting is so much easier for birds. I really do not remember the origin of the dark blob! I was simply concentrating on the bird!