A blue jay at last! by Helen Betts

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25-JUN-2018

A blue jay at last!

A few months ago I saw a blue jay in our park, but it was in deep shade, far away, and I didn’t dare post the one picture I got. Today, however, one appeared right in front of me, still in the shade but not as bad as before. I was so excited I forgot to change the shutter speed for full zoom, but nevertheless I thought a few of the pictures turned out relatively OK.

Room with not the greatest view, posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/250s f/4.0 at 220.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Zoltán Balogh		12-Aug-2018 09:28
It is so nice. V

Ton T.		28-Jun-2018 14:05
Fantastic work Helen! V

Jean D		28-Jun-2018 03:36
A great capture of this beautiful Blue Jay up close with fine detail, Helen. ~V

Tom Munson		26-Jun-2018 20:58
I'd say it turned out OK. Beautiful capture, Helen.

Buz Kiefer		26-Jun-2018 18:10
Beautiful detail and color. Very nice that you caught him in full song. Nice one, Helen. BV

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		26-Jun-2018 15:09
Beautiful capture of this Blue Jay, tack sharp. V

Claude Gagnon		26-Jun-2018 11:56
Very well done Helen! tHat's a great portrait of this noisy guy :)) V

janescottcumming		26-Jun-2018 11:03
He's a beauty and this is a terrific shot. V

danad		26-Jun-2018 09:57
A great shot with fine details ! V.

Gervan		26-Jun-2018 08:12
A beautiful bird in a well detailed photo. V.

William Barletta		26-Jun-2018 07:42
Well done photo of this noisy bird ~V~

Fong Lam		26-Jun-2018 07:18
That's a lovely well detailed image of this cute blue jay, Helen....V

John Reynolds LRPS		26-Jun-2018 05:13
Fascinating, I’ve never seen one. V.

Scott B Nelson		26-Jun-2018 03:48
Man I miss those guys. We have the Stellar Jays here but I miss the ones I grew up with

Nirvan Hope		26-Jun-2018 02:25
This is exquisite! Great you finally got the shot, and one with such detail, and especially like that he has something in his beak.

Julie Oldfield		26-Jun-2018 01:51
Great detail and timing. Your perseverance paid off. V

Nick Paoni		26-Jun-2018 01:11
Nice that you finally got the jay. The soft light helped to show the colors and I like that you captured the bird with something in its beak.

Jeff Real		26-Jun-2018 01:04
Wow! That is a wonderful image of this beautiful blue jay! V

bill friedlander		26-Jun-2018 00:32
It turned out better than OK. Terrific bird shot. V

fotabug		26-Jun-2018 00:02
Well done! I wish we had Blue Jays out here. We have the Scrub Jay, beautiful in it's own way. V

Pierre		25-Jun-2018 23:32
Un très beau portrait de ce splendide geai bleu, un plumage très détaillé! Une très belle réussite Helen! V

Isabel Cutler		25-Jun-2018 23:00
WOW, Helen! That's a winner! V

Hank Vander Velde		25-Jun-2018 22:36
Nice sharp and well exposed image with good detail captured Helen.

Jim Coffman		25-Jun-2018 21:17
Excellent well detailed image, Helen!!

globalgadabout		25-Jun-2018 21:15
a handsome bird...fine shot..

Graeme		25-Jun-2018 21:02
You got a real good closeup on this beauty, Helen. Well done.V+!!

Pieter Bos		25-Jun-2018 20:47
Lovely bird image, Helen. ~V

larose forest photos		25-Jun-2018 20:46
More than relatively OK! This is a beautiful sharp shot of a very pretty bird and you even got it picking up a snack! V