Cedar Waxwing

Gallery: AvianPosted March 6, 2013191 views14 comments

The Waxwings have been back a week or two now, grabbed a shot this morning. Can't do much about the shadows, but it does show off those red pens nicely.
F/9, 1/500th, ISO 500, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext and natural light around 9:00 this morning. Mostly clear with some high clouds.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 6, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Lovely , Howard. You got the fine grained detail on the bird, with almost all the bird in good focus. Considering this was a shot down the length of the bird, really good work! The bird also shows well against the neutral background.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on March 6, 2013 at 2:39 PM

No nits here, Howard and I would have loved to find one just to show you that I love this shot.

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 6, 2013 at 2:47 PM

excellent work, great pose and overall quality, well done!!!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 6, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Very nice as posted.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM

Very nice capture Howard-I love the background and the lovely morning light-the shadows are a non-issue IMO.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 6, 2013 at 4:24 PM

This is quite nice and shadows are no problem here.

That "honey hole" you have sure is a magnet for the species some never get to see here in Texas..

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 6, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Sweet, Howard. Nice head turn and this pose does show of the colors nicely. Excellent detail in the plumage.

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Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on March 6, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Wow, very nice Howard. Also don't think the shadow is any problem. Also, as my 8 yr old son is currently saying over my shoulder "wow - that's a painting, you ain't fooling me. It's so beautiful."

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 7, 2013 at 6:25 AM

Love the look back pose, great detail and colors Howard.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 7, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Very nice Waxwing shot Howard, I like the pose plus the background color helps to show the birds other colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on March 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM

Howard, you have captured a terrific pose that shows off all the beautiful colors in this bird. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Jess Williams on March 9, 2013 at 12:28 PM

I didn't even notice the shadows until you mentioned it. Great work!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 10, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Nice Howard. Like the simple comp.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 10, 2013 at 5:06 PM

Great shot. The red on the tail almost looks luminescent.

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