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Posted by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:05 am

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Caught this fellow peeking at me around a corner. So, I have re-named the species to "Peking Blue Jay" :lol: Sorry for the pun. Maybe not technically great, but I loved the pose. what do you think?

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by fredcor on Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:53 am
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Nice shot, love the BG.
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by Christopher Dodds on Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:53 am
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A cute pose captured, David.
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by Steve Cirone on Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:39 am
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Excellent, and a very original composition. :)
 
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:10 am
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The pose (and comp) works great for me too.
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by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:10 am
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Lat Correa wrote:Nice shot, love the BG.
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by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:10 am
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ChrisDodds wrote:A cute pose captured, David.
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by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:11 am
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Steve Cirone wrote:Excellent, and a very original composition. :)
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by Daniel M. on Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:31 pm
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very cool.. it has personality... :)
I would maybe crop slightly on the right... but still a great shot, sharp and I like the contrast in the colors
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by Michael Dossett on Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:01 pm
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I think this one works great as is. I almost got a very similar shot of a Steller's Jay last weekend though he was two quick for me ;-) Nice job here. Very cool shot. :D
 

by Jody Melanson on Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:00 pm
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Say, that's pretty good for an old guy!

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by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:02 pm
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Michael Dossett wrote:I think this one works great as is. I almost got a very similar shot of a Steller's Jay last weekend though he was two quick for me ;-) Nice job here. Very cool shot. :D
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by David Hemmings on Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:04 pm
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Jody Melanson wrote:Say, that's pretty good for an old guy!

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by Randy Mehoves on Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:47 pm
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Very nice especially with that pastel background.
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by whf4 on Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:11 pm
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This is quite nice and I like it a lot.
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by KK Hui on Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:08 am
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Rather nice pose, David!
Perhaps a little more dof ...
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by Chris Kayler on Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:11 am
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This is sweet David. I love the peeking portrait pose :roll: 8) . Very nice.
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I like it - very cute! :wink: :wink:
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by Juli Wilcox on Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:52 pm
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I think it's wonderful; the personality shows and it's an unusual posture. :D
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