Whats black and blue and doesn't hurt

FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
edited November 6, 2007 in Wildlife
My Wife and I took a Hike up Placerita Canyon on Saturday morning, this Stellar jay quickly became my subject of the morning.
These birds are amazing, gorgeous color and tons of character, we spent three hours watching this guy :D

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  • Louis ChampanLouis Champan Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Excellent set. #1 is a beautiful shot, like the pose and composition.

    Louie
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Excellent series. Great color, poses and perch!
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    All good Steve, but I like the pose, lighting, and composition of the first photo best!
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Louis Champan wrote:
    Excellent set. #1 is a beautiful shot, like the pose and composition.

    Louie

    Thanks Louie

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Excellent series. Great color, poses and perch!

    Thank you so much

    Steve
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  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Beautiful bird! You seem to have captured its personality nicely. :):
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    All good Steve, but I like the pose, lighting, and composition of the first photo best!

    Thanks Glenn, I'm still struggling with my MK3 on exposure and focus, the shots without the fill flash look better colorwise as with image #1.

    Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate your feedback

    Steve
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Stunning images. I have to go along with the majority here... #1 does it for me.
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  • altyfcaltyfc Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Great shots... how far away was it?
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  • Jackie WJackie W Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited November 5, 2007
    Lovely
    Beautiful shots of one of my favorite birds. I wish they were more common around here. You did a great job of capturing his color and iridescence. Great work.
  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    JenW wrote:
    Beautiful bird! You seem to have captured its personality nicely. :):

    Thanks Jen

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    Stunning images. I have to go along with the majority here... #1 does it for me.

    Thanks for the comments

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Jackie W wrote:
    Beautiful shots of one of my favorite birds. I wish they were more common around here. You did a great job of capturing his color and iridescence. Great work.

    Thank you very much I appreciate your feedback

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    altyfc wrote:
    Great shots... how far away was it?

    Thanks for the comment, I was aproximately 20ft from the bird using a 400 5.6 Canon prime

    Steve
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    I really like #3 too thumb.gif
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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Froggy wrote:
    These birds are amazing, gorgeous color and tons of character, we spent three hours watching this guy :D

    Hi Steve.. Yet another beautiful bird I have never seen. Beautiful captures you got. #4 is my favorite (all are great). I like the dead on look and the stare he is giving you. What a cool head-dress it has..clap.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    fantastic captureswings.gif I don't have them here so it's a treat to see !
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 6, 2007
    Gorgeous captures, Steve. Love the colors and detail.

    Did you really spend three hours watching him? Remind me never to go shooting with you. rolleyes1.gif

    Cheers,
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    Giphsub wrote:
    I really like #3 too thumb.gif

    Thanks Mike

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Hi Steve.. Yet another beautiful bird I have never seen. Beautiful captures you got. #4 is my favorite (all are great). I like the dead on look and the stare he is giving you. What a cool head-dress it has..clap.gif

    Thanks, This weekend I'm going to attempt a close up on the frontal head shot, hope it works out

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    fantastic captureswings.gif I don't have them here so it's a treat to see !

    Thanks so much, stay posted I'm hoping to put up some more next week

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    kdog wrote:
    Gorgeous captures, Steve. Love the colors and detail.

    Did you really spend three hours watching him? Remind me never to go shooting with you. rolleyes1.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Thanks Joe, actually Joe I think it was more like 4 hrs :D:D:D

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    Wow.....Placerita Canyon here I come. Great Steve. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    #1 for me takes the prize.

    Something about the light gives nice detail and your exp is right on thumb.gif
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    dallas wrote:
    Wow.....Placerita Canyon here I come. Great Steve. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
    Thanks William,

    I'm going up on Saturday, be preparred for a 2.5 mile hike up there, it's not bad though relatively flat except for two spots.

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    #1 for me takes the prize.

    Something about the light gives nice detail and your exp is right on thumb.gif

    Thanks Benjamin

    Steve
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