Jay in the Japanese Maple
by Sonja Jones
Title
Jay in the Japanese Maple
Artist
Sonja Jones
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
I had a pair of blue jays nesting in the underhang of my home, and I desperately wanted some photographs of them. The male was constantly in the Japanese maple tree just outside my window, but I could never get a good shot of him with my handheld SLR. So my husband bought me a "Bird Cam", one of those motion triggered wildlife cameras that you just mount and wait. I went out to check the camera after the first day of setting it out, and excitedly saw that there were over 700 photos! Excitement soon turned to disappointment, however, as I discovered that the blowing leaves of the tree were responsible for almost all of the triggered photos! Out of 738 photos, only three had any piece of a bird in them, and none were what you could call a "great shot". With some practice and persistence, though, I was able to capture a few usable photos, and this painting is the result of one of them. My hats off to all the wildlife photographers who are able to capture those beautiful, sharp images - it's extremely difficult to get those shots!
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June 16th, 2017
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Comments (22)
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS Sonja on your HONORABLE MENTION LEAD in 3 Types Of Art But One Subject contest! YAY! BEST to you!
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, Sonja, on your honorable mention finish in the 3 types of art, 1 subject contest! voted, L/F
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS SONJA on your SPECIAL ARTIST HOMEPAGE FEATURE IN Beautiful Watercolors Group…YAY!…so well deserved!! Love your delicate detailed watercolours. ..LF
Laurel Adams
Sonja, your watercolours are so breathtaking...this gorgeous Jay is no exception...v...best to you...LF
Nina Silver
Very sweet painting. Searched it out when you didn't leave one in 'Female Artists'. L/F/P
Catherine Robertson
I love all your work, Sonja - your capture the wonderful spirit of all your subjects. Love that you love animals so much !! It shows in the paintings !
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