Wednesday, 7th September 2011
Explosion of Jay
by Cedric Girard
This European jay was taking its bath in a forest drinking station, then I took the photography. I has been lucky, having an awesome light and using a mirror behind the bird to underline the scene :)
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Sigma 500/4.5
Cédric Girard
Nature and Wildlife Professional Photographer. Located in France and dedicated to discover this country's wildlife and nature. Developer and SEO manager by profession. Also got published since 2005 and priced in several international photo contests (Montier-en-Der, WildWonders of Europe...)
Has written a technical book about Wildlife photography (Pearson editions, France)
Website: blog.aube-nature.com
Explosion of Jay by Cedric Girard was photo of the day on Wednesday, 7th September 2011. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
24 Comments
Ariful H Bhuiyan
Mind blowing photo. Liked the color patterns. Lines created through the right wing and the water drops created a very nice bokeh. Supper like!
Darth
Cette magnifique photo méritait (encore) d’être en haut de l’affiche.
C’est vraiment une superbe image, et quand on sait qu’elle n’a subit aucune retouche, on ne peut que la trouver encore plus belle!!!
Pauline Jones
Lovely clear shot; I would like to paint this just for the challenge.
Janolapin
Hi, Cédric,
awsome picture. Very impressive piece of light. Would you please explain about the mirror and how it works to underline the picture?
See U on… another forum
Wilson Beckett
A really lovely photo, it put a smile on my face.
Rajib Singha
Great shot!
Ken Dobson
A superb capture. Great job!
Jishnu
wow! cool! i appreciated your patience and timing!
Terri
Adorable photo! You really captured this Jay’s private moment. What unique coloring on this bird.
Roman Johnston
One of the finest bird shots I have seen in a long time. And one of the finest shots in general that I have seen. Impressively done.
Kimberly Gould
Great shot! I bet he is squeaky clean after a bath like that. Wonderful stop motion photography.
Kimberly Gould
Great shot! Je parie qu’il est grinçant propre après un bain comme ça. Magnifique photo stop motion
Bill Kenny
This image is alive and furious with motion and commotion!
What a great picture of a magical moment…
SBL
Just love this photograph.
Cédric G.
Thanks for your comments.
Just specify that I didn’t use heavy post-treatment : just a contrast adjustment and a light reframing with Lightroom
I has been lucky this day, with an really unique lighting !
Cédric G.
You can find more informations about the making off here (in french, sorry !) :
http://blog.aube-nature.com/highly-commended-concours-wild-wonders-of-europe/
Jacqueline Deely
All I can say is FABULOUS!
Jules
WOW! This picture is incredible! especially the way you captured the water droplets around the bird, absolutely beautiful shot!
Laura Milholland
You’ve quite the flair for capturing the right moment – and of course the skill to make it impressive also! Congratulations.
Ivo F. Raic
Bravo, very nice and profesional.
Morkel Erasmus
Lovely shot, congratulations!
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Great shot!
Ryan99
Like it and thumb up ^_^
astho
wow! great shoot…