Good capture of the jay's stance. Nice and sharp, with good detail in the eye. I think the background is too bright and colorful and this distracts from the bird, which is on the dark side. One possibility to correct this is to select the bird and tree stump, invert the selection, darken and maybe blur it, then invert back to the subject and brighten it in order to bring out more detail. Also, perhaps crop in from the left and right so that the negative space is lessened.   Posted: 10/11/2025 15:48:34