# Blue jay

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds, weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [November 4, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841 "2026-11-04T17:41:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![John\_Tobias](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@John\_Tobias](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Tobias)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841/1 "2026-11-04T17:41:10Z")

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![Original - DSC05606V1-SharpenAI-focus.jpeg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/f/2f33b4f223cd8c5451e5ccb6827933ea5c6ca43d.jpeg)

### Weekly Challenge

Quiet Movement

11/1/26 - 11/7/26

**Critique Style:** Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

**Feedback Focus:** Artistic / Expressive

### About This Image

caught this jay in a calm moment. usually much more active.

### Feedback Requested

composition supports quiet moment challenge. colors

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841/2 "2026-11-04T18:06:52Z")

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I like the composition John with the bird surrounded by the Fall leaves and placed to the right of the frame (I could see a further crop from the right to remove some of the bare branches). Nice head turn - love the glance our way.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841/3 "2026-11-04T18:19:44Z")

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Good capture, John. I like the pose/head turn and the fall colors framing the jay. I could see a tighter crop. I played around in PS and also brightened the jay, though this might work better lifting the shadows a bit in LR. Just a thought for an alternative look, though I do like this as presented. One of my favorite birds to see when I’m back east.

Processing example based on the original image:

 ![processing example](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/3/53842e9b0a40b8abba9dd9f36f38ded19e033d7f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-jay/52841/4 "2026-11-04T23:52:52Z")

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Nice to see you posting, John. I really like the fall palette and the Jay is definitely resting quietly. I like @Allen_Brooks idea of brightening the jay a touch. Even though it’s backlit, the brightness of the leaves will let you get away with it and bring out some of that glorious blue. I could also see something of a vertical crop for this to eliminate the bright band on the left side.

## Visual Notes

[Crop] eliminate the bright band on the left while still maintaining the flal color theme

 ![visual notes](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/6/c/6cd0d29ab3c447e8385617f32463c3529a9029e0.jpeg)