Blue Jay
I was out on my deck tonight playing with the chickadees (again) when this beautiful blue jay landed on my deck railing no more than 4-5 feet away from me. They are normally quite timid but this one seems to be getting accustomed to my presence. This is the first time I was lucky enough to get a half decent shot and this was the ONLY chance I had on this night! Photo taken in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Canon Rebel XTi | Manual Mode, f/4.0 @ 97mm
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS
Photoshop Edits: removed a few background distractions (thankfully there weren’t many). I also changed the deck rail color tone to blue and faded it out at opposite ends to soften it.
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Lynda McDonald
oh and what a shot it is !.............gorgeous
WayoftheWarrior
Amazing shot
Angie McKenzie
awesome!!! love this capture!! unique and beautiful!! :)
stevengeer
Fantastic image Renee!! Simply great!!
Angel Perry
WOW! Brilliant!
Shannon Byous ...
What a beautiful photo!
BarbaraManis
He’s beautiful. Wonderful capture!
Sheryl Kasper
This is so beautiful.
Lois Bryan
OOOH Renee!!! This is just stunning!!!!!!! A beautiful and unusual bird photo … love the wing action … which you’re famous for, lol!!!! And how I love the dark background!!!!!! Gorgeous!!!
Skye Ryan-Evans
A masterpiece, Renee! How Heavenly! ~ Skye
BigD
The lighting is so perfect
Béla Török
Perfect capture dear Renee!
Nanagahma
Wow, Renee: A once in a lifetime moment. What a great shot! Ya done good, girl! Sandy
David Clark
great bird photo Renee – really very nice
- and the processing certainly only adds to the drama -hope he comes back and gives you more chances—daveryenart
How beautiful!
Ellen
Very beautifully done!
kathy s gillen...
excellent shot
Anne-Marie Bok...
Beautiful shot Renee
riverotter
Renee, this is the most amazing photo of a Jay that I have ever seen!!! Wonderful capture, great processing! Brilliant image!!!! And, congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group!!!
LYN EVANS
What an AMAZING image Renee, your birdie shots are outstanding hon, they really are.
This ones a real Gobsmacker!! Double Wow!
Fran0723
Cool!! Great capture!
DARRYL STUBBS
Wow,beautiful beautiful beautiful,i love this renee.
Jeff Palm Phot...
excellent!!!
Marvin Hayes
Can’t believe you pull these shots off . Mine just have a smudge where the bird once sat ;
/ I have a bunch of very clear photos of branches and fences though ;)Renee Dawson replied
Cinderella was my favorite fairy tale as a child…and still is. I loved her relationship with the animals. I spend hours with the birds (literally) – doing my best to gain their trust. The blue jays are timid but it was quite a milestone for me to have it land this close to me to begin with…smiles
justlinda
Wonderful !.
SandraRos
Renee you are the best with these shots ! Stunning my friend just stunning !!!
Mark Chapman
Lovely shot, great capture Renee. I just love the colour.
micmac
WOW!!!!!!! THIS IS MAGIC
Ingz
wow, what an amazing shot! so beautiful!!
trueblvr
That’s it Renee, I am going to start calling you the Bird Lady From Canada. Your photo’s of the feathered friends could be in nature mags. of the hightest quality…...Hi Renee….....hugs, Di
Renee Dawson replied
Well haven’t YOU totally made my morning! Thanks so very much Di :)
Ken Boxsell
Awesome shot Renee
Raydianze
Such a sweet shot! Specially well composed color-wise in relation to the birds color.
Freelancer
Wow!
Amazing photo-catch!
Unique bird!
Janine Hewlett
WHAT A STUNNING IMAGE!!! DEFINITELY A FAVE!!
Tim Everding
Amazing!!!!!
Annie Austin
wow, what a refreshing shot of a bird with the light and movement
Rick & Deb Larson
Beautiful action capture of this Beautiful Blue Jay!!
Martina Fagan
amazing!
Renee Dawson replied
Thank you very much!
linifer
Incredible!
Phil Deaves
Great shot…a super capture.
Mark Robson
Superb capture :)
Renee Dawson replied
Thank you very much! :)
Wojciech Dabro...
amazing shot…true action capture :)