It’s been one heck of Monday and I’ve been stuck at my desk the whole entire day. That’s the way it goes when you run a business that’s successful. Knowing how I just hate four walls, when we built our office, I designed it so I can literally sit at my desk and turn right and work at my desk, turn left and shoot. The 600VR sits set up right at my desk, it’s purty schweet and a huge relief valve from sitting at my desk!
Well, about 10 days ago, our Stellar Jays returned and they just now are starting to take on their great looks for nesting season. We’ve got around 20 in the yard right now, vying for territories and get fattened on our seed (they go through about 20lbs of seed a day). They wait in line for the feeders there are so many. In the late evening, this one perch has just the most subtle of light this time of year, so the lens is focused on that perch waiting for a subject. Typically, when the Band-tailed Pigeons are feeding, the jays stack up and hold still for a moment so I can get a shot off. Shooting at 1/30, their holding still is important.
I just love the background. I move the lens ever so slightly to rim the bird by lit pine needles way off in the background. No, I don’t like the foot being cut off but I’m not going to delete the photo because of that. The power of the eye overrides the missing foot. Of course, now that I’ve brought your attention to it, you’ll have to decide if you like it.
Photo captured by D3, 600VR w/1.7x on Lexar UDMA digital film