Western Scrub Jay

Western Scrub Jay. Taken at Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont

CA. Comments welcome.

Beautiful color and detail, Jerry! Happy Holidays!

Hi Kim, thanks. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family as well.

an absolutely wonderful shot . the high-key helps bring out hues in the jay's feathers. very simple and effective. merry christmas and happy new year.

beautiful! Great capture!

Beautiful shot. Happy Holidays!

The colors of this bird are very beautiful against the blurred background. Is this in natural light, or did you use a flash?

 

Regards, Jeroen

Regards...

Arash, Elise, Dieter, Jeroen and Pulok, thanks for stopping by and wish you all and your families have a very happy holiday season.

 

As for this image, the whole setting is natural. No strob used.

 

Here is the shooting data:

Nikon D1X with Nikon 500mm/f4P + Kenko Pro 2X converter. Manual focus. Tripod mount. ISO 200, f8.0, 1/400 sec, -0.3EV.

Beautiful!

As Good as it gets!

Regards,

B.