"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by kyebosh:
great capture!

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by macrothing:
8 - This is very nice, really like the colors. Background is nice and simple and 'pure'. Criticism; difficult, especially seeing as this is likely 'opportune', but sharper, but you likely know that, especially on the face. A little lighter too, as is on the tail/wing, make this better in my opinion. Difficult to adjust the lighting/contrast, especially seeing as the 'rear end' looks like it is starting to 'go' as is. Good capture though. Up to 8 from 7.

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by MPRPRO:
Very nice image

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by Tammer:
Nice shot of the Blue Jay. Brings back fond memories of upstate NY in the winter. Great clarity and color on the wings.

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by AzCKelly:
Very nice close up shot! Love the colors and details here.

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by Aperture:
Nicely composed

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by Bud:
Excellent photo, the focus & DOF are right on as is the color.

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by graphicfunk:
I do not know why validation was needed here. Very nice capture. Bumping up.

"Jay Bird" the Blue Jay
by Drake

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful capture

BIRDS EYE View
by Drake

Comment by jpochard:
Hello from the Critique Club!

Very clever and well done shot. I would think this would also do well in the DOF challenge.

Not much here I would change. I think I'd prefer a bit more crop off the right side to bring the bird just a bit more attention and to set it offcenter a bit more than it already is. I'm also a contrast junkie, so I would like to see the bird "pop" a bit more, particularly around the face and eye with a bit whiter white. It looks good the way it is, and that's such a matter of taste, but my opinion is that a touch more contrast would add to the shot.

The focus is wonderful and the dof really makes this shot work so well. Great colors and detail also. I did not vote in this challenge, but I probably would have given you a 6 or 7.

I hope this is helpful!

Judy