Cedar Waxwing

Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 20121,325 views16 comments

Cedar Waxwing, a small group hunting for insects. Background is a Willow tree. Lot of plant fluff floating around, some is caught on the branch by the birds right foot. Nikon D300s, 300mm f2.8 with 1.4tc, ISO 500, f5.6, S-1/320. Thanks, critique and comments appreciated. Ray

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16 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on May 29, 2012 at 12:26 AM

Very nice shot! The pastel colors of the bird are very vivid and matched very nicely by the BG pastels. I also like the pose and the perch. The comp is good but it seems to me that there is just a little to much empty space at the top. I think just a bit more cropped from the top would improve it. Overall excellent.

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Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on May 29, 2012 at 7:02 AM

Beautiful birds! I love the colors of the background, it goes great with the bird. We only have them here in the south for about 2 weeks on their flight north. Wish we had them longer. Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 29, 2012 at 7:09 AM

The waxwing's subtle color variations are nicely highlighted against this lovely background and the I love the comp Ray. Neat image!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 29, 2012 at 7:52 AM

Fantastic shot- The colors are splendid, and so is the pose of the bird and the composition choice- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 29, 2012 at 8:43 AM

Very well shot and processed. Good detail and comp.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 29, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Lovely setting for this nicely captured bird.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 29, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Very nice complimentary color scheme, wonderful pose Ray.
Great detail, DOF, exposure, and framing.
The "plant fluff" looks like the remnants of some "bug stuff"?? Maybe from a coccoon or spider web?
Hard to tell exactly..
But it doesn't "bug" me much at all

Well done!

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 29, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Ray, what a lovely image.. I love these guys... such a soft pastel image... great background! and he/she looks they are looking right at you!

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on May 29, 2012 at 6:51 PM

The colors in the Cedar Waxwing tie in very nicely with the background colors. Nice perch and pose. The bird looks tack sharp on my monitor. Looks like a photo you could print and sell. Great job.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 30, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Exceptionally beautiful colors and light in this image, Ray. It truly looks like a greeting card.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 31, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Gorgeous background and a great perch Ray, I could see cropping some off the top and adding a bit on the bottom if you have it.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on June 1, 2012 at 7:47 PM

Amazing tones in this image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 1, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Lovely shot. The background complements the bird's color perfectly.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 3, 2012 at 3:46 PM

Thanks for the comments really appreciate it. Agree with the crop suggestions, unfortunately don't have any more on the bottom.

Thanks again,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 6, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Ray, this is just excellent! Wonderful "curious" pose, great eye, beautiful soft colours on the bird and a perfect perch and BG.
Congrats on a hard-to-achieve Avian WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM

A big congrats Ray, you deserve it..

And avian's the hardest to pull off, the competition's fierce.

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