Steller's Jay's Bath Time [Contest Finalists September 2006]
Uploaded: September 16, 2006 10:30:17
Photo was taken on September 13, 2006 at 4:39pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/4, 1/250 second, ISO 800, through my kitchen window
Rotated, cropped, cloned + saturation, levels, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
Richard D. Cox September 16, 2006
That's quite a shot through a wndow. You caught the raindrops perfectly. #523330Melissa G. Meiselman September 16, 2006
Wonderful details and colors in this beautiful composition. Unbelievable that you took this through a window, Janine!!! #3317331Amy JACKSON September 16, 2006
Gorgeous image, Janine!!! Wonderful capture with great color and details!! #3317332Kerby Pfrangle September 16, 2006
Super image. Beautiful colors and wonderful muted background. #3317435Nadya Johnson September 16, 2006
Great capture of this blue jay, Janine! Love the composition and the clarity! You caught him in the perfect "pose!" Nice work! #3317520Terri L. Scribner September 16, 2006
Beautiful capture! Love the colors in the BG!! #3317608Rakesh Syal September 16, 2006
A winner, Janine!! #3317685Adilson F. Ferreira September 16, 2006
Fantastic capture Janine!!!Theresa Marie Jones September 16, 2006
Love it,just like all of the others in your beautiful gallery! #3317769Helen N. McHugh September 16, 2006
Beautiful capture Janine! Colours & clarity are amazing! A great shot!! #3317802Sam Britt September 16, 2006
Beautiful capture. Great color & detail, very nice background.Sam #3317823
Melissa A. Mannon September 16, 2006
terrific colors and love the water droplets! fabulous photo! #3317925Husain Akhtar September 16, 2006
Another fantastic image, Janine! Great capture! Superb composition! #3317947William C. Raco September 16, 2006
Wow, such beautiful color in the Jay and the backgroundBill #3318066
Karen Engelbreth September 16, 2006
Another wonderful capture - what a fantastic bird, Janine! #3318081Colette M. Metcalf September 16, 2006
Beautiful capture, Janine!! #3318117Linda Proctor September 16, 2006
Perfect Janine!!! Love the drops and BG colors!! #3318127Lynne Morris September 16, 2006
Wow Janine this is stunning, wonderful colour and detail. #3318161Laurie Daily September 16, 2006
Quite a beautiful shot through your window, Janine! The colors are so vibrant, and the details suberb! You must have a lovely garden...the background is filled with glorious colors so wonderfully subdued. WOW! #3318396SaMi Martin September 16, 2006
Wow you got this through your kitchen window? I can't get a great one outside and you do through a kitchen window...WTG #3318458Sherry Stricklin Boles September 16, 2006
Wonderful color and clarity, Janine! SO beautiful...The drops falling just add a wonderful touch! #3318607Claudia Kuhn September 16, 2006
Cool capture Janine, interesting Jay, guess they aren't in the East. #3318650Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) September 16, 2006
Nice image.Great clarity,colors and exposure. #3318734Nadine A. Lewis September 16, 2006
Janine, this capture is OUTSTANDING!!!! Perfect in everyway!!!<>< #3318778
Jo Berry September 16, 2006
Wonderful!! I love the Stella's Jay. You certainly got the fabulous color!! #3318819Jeff Robinson September 16, 2006
Very beautifully captured Janine! Jeff #3318913Evy Johansen September 16, 2006
What a capture!! Beautiful bird! Great detail! Love the drops of water! Super image, Janine! #3319049Deborah Lewinson September 16, 2006
Beautiful capture, Janine, the background is such a pretty compliment to this gorgeous jay, and the water drops add even more!Sharon Day September 16, 2006
This is one of the most gorgeous bird photos I've ever seen, Janine!!! Simply beautiful! Awesome!!! #3319073Su Sana E. P September 16, 2006
Janine, as usual your exposure is Great on this. Such beautiful colors, dof and rain drops are just terrific!! #3319176Pat Gamwell September 16, 2006
How blessed you are to be visited & surrounded by such glorious birds! SUPERB! #3319211Janine Russell September 16, 2006
Richard, Melissa G, Amy, Gerard (welcome to Better Photo), Kerby, Nadya, Dawn, Terri, Rakesh, Adilson, Theresa, Helen, Sam, Melissa M, MH, Bill, Karen, Colette, Linda, Lynne, Laurie, SaMi, Sherry, Claudia, Kara, Nadine, Jo, Joyce, Jeff, Evy, Debby, Sharon, Susan and Pat, I really appreciate all of your kind comments and encouragement; thanks very much.Arnie Horwitz September 16, 2006
Janine, Great color, composition and detail #3319382Virginia Leone September 17, 2006
Love this cute bird! Great color and the background is nice too! #3319974Janine Russell September 17, 2006
Arnie and Virginia, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3320686Kathy Reeves September 17, 2006
Wow!! So beautiful!! You must have a wonderful yard with all these birds and flowers! #3322164Kay E. Mahoney September 17, 2006
Nice capture. Beautiful bird. Love the colors. #3322451Janine Russell September 17, 2006
Kathy and Kay, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3322501Lani J September 17, 2006
Gorgeous capture Janine! Wonderful!! :o) #3322670Janine Russell September 17, 2006
Lani, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3322705Graeme yew Chow September 17, 2006
Really nice bird , and love the colors and detail, Janine. #3322745Daniel Diaz September 18, 2006
Simply AMAZING Janine!!!!!! #3323039Bill Wyatt September 18, 2006
What a colorful and beautiful bird! Love the details and lighting. Excellent work Janine!!! #3324192Sherri Gorman September 18, 2006
Awesome capture Janine. Love the colors and details. Wonderful!!!!! #3324235Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Graeme, Daniel, Bill and Sherri, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3324688Dorann Weber September 18, 2006
Gorgeous.. Amazing capture Janine.. Perfection... #3325087Revonda L. Gentry September 18, 2006
I hope we see this one again!! Simply stunning, Janine!! I had never seen one of these Jays untill I went to Yellowstone this year. #3325116Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Dorann and Revonda, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3325169Tarun Bose September 18, 2006
Awsome capture of this beautiful bird. Great bird series. When I look thru' your photos of birds, I feel all of them deserve prize. You are one of the best for bird photography. No dispute about it. Good wishes. Your great admirer.Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Tarun, I really appreciate your kind words of encouragement; thanks very much. #3325623Crystal M. Gove September 18, 2006
You are the bird queen, Janine :o)!!! This is another AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, AWESOME bird shot! I just LOVE the colors on this bird! #3325942Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Crystal, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3326191Cheryl E. Molennor September 18, 2006
Another beauty Janine #3326641Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Cheryl, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3326665Nancy L. Green September 18, 2006
Just superb Janine!! I love the tiny water drops!! <>< #3326913Janine Russell September 18, 2006
Nancy, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3326947Sylvia Rossler September 21, 2006
Beautiful capture of this Jay Janine !! I wish we had some birds like this one but I guess it is too cold here for them :O) #3343035Janine Russell September 21, 2006
Sylvia, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3343227Mary C. Legg September 22, 2006
he's a very handsome fella! and excellent picture-- your birds are always ever so lovely and it makes me very sad because I can't take bird pics due to technical limitations of camera-- enw camera coming so you can advise me on what to order. must take birds and butterflies-- and be adaptable. and I know nothing about photography, but just got accepted to submit butterfly pics for stock. have some beauties now. #3348081Janine Russell September 23, 2006
Mary, thanks very much for your nice comments and encouragement; congratulations on the acceptance of your butterfly images. #3348203Mary C. Legg September 23, 2006
thankk-you very much, but you know tht I am still struggling at the beginning and I had to start small. #3350532Paul Sikora September 24, 2006
Janine, I'm always amazed at your beautiful bird captures and this one is no exception #3352641Janine Russell September 24, 2006
Paul, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3353894Dave Sanders September 24, 2006
Beautiful colors Janine #3353910Janine Russell September 24, 2006
Dave, thanks very much for your nice comment. #3353952ALLEN O. HOWARD September 26, 2006
FANTASTIC, Janine!!! The colors and details are awesome! #3365701Janine Russell September 26, 2006
Allen, thansk very much for your encouraging comments. #3365893Kay Beausoleil September 30, 2006
Such a great composition, Janine -- the water, the pose, the colours, the background, all wonderful! #3391629Janine Russell September 30, 2006
Kay, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3392309Donna M. Paul October 04, 2006
Beautiful Photo...LOVE IT! Thanks for taking a peek at my gallery. #3408837Janine Russell October 04, 2006
Donna, you're welcome and thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3408883Brian Lobdell October 26, 2006
A well deserved finalist, Janine! You certainly made the most of your "window of opportunity"! (sorry, couldn't resist) As others have already stated, this is really an amazing capture - wonderful compostion and background. Good luck in the finals - I bet we see this again! #3501759Sherri Gorman October 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine!!! This shot is AWESOME!!!! #3501907Laurie Daily October 26, 2006
Another spectacular image and congrats! #3502006Karen Slagle October 26, 2006
Congrats again... #3502032Cheryl E. Molennor October 26, 2006
Congratulations again Janine! #3502363Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!!!!! Love this JAY!!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3502576Kaye Burazin October 26, 2006
Way cool Janine. Love the 400mm lens so much, that is the next purchase I'm making. Love your nature shots! #3502691Donna M. Paul October 26, 2006
Congrats Janine, this picture truly deserved it!! #3502712Renee Doyle October 26, 2006
Congratulations on another fantastic finalist Janine!!!Rick Clark October 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine, good luck in the next round! #3502791Chris Budny October 26, 2006
An equally "good side"--see what I mean? Another STELLAR image for your aviary, Janine; Congratulations! #3502841Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006
Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503070John Tubbs October 26, 2006
Janine,Congratulations on this and your other finalists for the month!
John #3503486
Adilson F. Ferreira October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Janine!!! #3503673Nobu Nagase October 26, 2006
Congratulations again, Janine!!! #3503898Datha Y. Thompson October 26, 2006
Congratulations Again Janine WTG!!!! :0) #3504174Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006
Congratulations #2, Janine!! #3504584Dorann Weber October 26, 2006
Beautiful and BIG congrats Janine~! #3504622Michael S. Baker October 26, 2006
Awesome capture, Janine! Best of luck at next level!Paul Sikora October 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!#3504939
Kristi A. Howson October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next round Janine. The blue on the bird is so rich and beautiful! #3505206Sherry Stricklin Boles October 26, 2006
Another super finalist...Congrats, Janine! #3505354Graeme yew Chow October 26, 2006
Congratulation on this wonderful finalsit, Janine. #3505481Jim Kinnunen October 26, 2006
Another awesome portrait, Janine...Congratulations!!!:) #3505498Barbara Waldoch October 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine, excellent work! #3505918Janine Russell October 26, 2006
Brian, Sherri, Laurie, Karen, Cheryl, Kitty, Kaye, Donna, Renee, Rick, Christopher, Paul E, John, Adilson, Nobi, Datha, Susan, Dorann, Mike, Paul S, Kristi, Sherry, Graeme, Jim and Barbara, I really appreciate all of your kind words of encouragement and congratulations; thanks very much.Darryl Wilkinson October 27, 2006
Janine, Congratulations to you and your collection of Finalist awards this month. WTG!!! #3506413William88 October 27, 2006
Wow! wonderful picture. Congratulations on your finalist!!! #3506464Baqer Mohd Jawad October 27, 2006
Congrate Janine on your finalist!!!with this great shot .. like it ! #3506731
Revonda L. Gentry October 27, 2006
Congratulations! #3507295Tarun Bose October 27, 2006
Big congrats once more for finalist, dear Janine. #3507596Donna W. Neal October 27, 2006
Congratulations again Janine #3507833Lavone Vannoy October 27, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Janine! Kepp on Rockin' girl!!! #3507955Sharon King October 27, 2006
Great shot, Congratulations! #3508124Janine Russell October 27, 2006
Darryl, William, Baqer, Revonda, Tarun, Donna, Lavone and Sharon, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3508360Manuel Barrera October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine, best of luck in the second round #3508558Emile Abbott October 27, 2006
Wow, two birdies in one month. Excellent capture and congratulations again, Janine. #3508868RC Fritz October 27, 2006
Congrats, Congrats, Janine!! #3509441Laurence Saliba October 27, 2006
Fantastic colour and DOF Janine!! Congrats!!! #3509549Sharon Day October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!!! I can't imagine this one won't win something! Good luck! #3510483Wendy Stevenson October 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine on yet ANOTHER gorgeous finalist!! You really cleaned up this month! WTG! #3510956Brook Burling October 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine on your finalist!! This a great capture with the water droplets and the color from your flowers in the background- Just Beautiful! Boy you must keep your windows really really clean to get such a great shot :) #3511375Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 27, 2006
Very impressive Janine!! Good luck with this great shot!! Congratulations!! #3511521Connie J. Bagot October 27, 2006
This is fantastic Janine---congratulations! #3511525Claudine Grove October 27, 2006
Congrats again for another amazing bird shot! Beautiful! #3511784Lorraine A. Cook October 27, 2006
Congrats on this super finalist, Janine!<:)) #3512295Pam S. Cooley October 28, 2006
Congrats Janine!! I love Stellers. They are loud but cool. #3512574Janine Russell October 28, 2006
Manuel, Emile, Joyce, RC, Laurence, Sharon, Wendy, Brook, Donna, Connie, Dawn, Claudine, Lorraine and Pam, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3514289Nancy L. Green October 28, 2006
Congratulations Janine on this superb finalist!! <>< #3514655Janine Russell October 28, 2006
Nancy, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3514809Erica Murphy October 28, 2006
Congratulations Janine!!! YOU ROCK!Erica #3515453
Noel Baebler October 28, 2006
Stellar, Janine!!! #3515483Jill E. Snyder October 29, 2006
Janine, Congratulations! Also on your other bird photo! Two time finalist -- WOW. Both shots are excellent and treats to view. Well deserved! #3519541Janine Russell October 29, 2006
Erica, Noel and Jill, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3519691Shawn Jennings November 03, 2006
Another great image Janine! Congratulations! #3541572Anne D. Eigen November 03, 2006
Congratulations on another superb finalist, Janine! #3541590Janine Russell November 03, 2006
Shawn and Anne, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement and congratulations. #3541678Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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