Waxwing Gang

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 20183,364 views7 comments

I know it's a very busy background but I liked the positions of the Waxwings. One looking left, one looking right and the one with the berry looking right at me. The light was poor due to clouds passing by.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Large image provided for best detail.
Canon 70D
Sigma 150 – 600 C @ 600 mm
1/400
f/8 Aperture Priority
ISO 640 HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom & Photoshop

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2018 at 7:34 PM

A very neat arrangement of Waxwings, Steve. Good exposure and excellent detail in all three. The one with the berry adds a lot to the image. Well done.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 4, 2018 at 8:21 PM

Excellent Steve. I love that you got all three in good focus, with all that great color, reds, and greens, and bright yellows and soft browns. Beautiful.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 4, 2018 at 10:40 PM

What a neat shot. The birds look really sharp and I like the background as it adds color and interest to the shot and adds to the story of what the birds are doing. For what it's worth, I'd rank this in the top one percent of photos I've seen in this gallery.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Rossi on April 6, 2018 at 9:22 PM

This is excellent, the background is natural and lacks distracting elements. Good composition. The cloudy light was perfect for this type of scene - less shadows. James Audubon couldn't top this.

Registered on February 8, 2018, 48 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 7, 2018 at 7:57 PM

Steve, this is a fine capture of this colorful group. You say "busy background" but it works great for me. Considering you had at least two other birds in the frame, it's nice that the trio are the main subjects that you framed well. Excellent work.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on April 8, 2018 at 1:01 PM

Fine behavioral image. This is Waxwing habitat so the background is quite appropriate. Despite having Catoneaster which has berries almost year-round and raspberries in the summer, I've only seen one of these in my neighborhood. .

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2018 at 10:04 PM

Love this shot Steve, I like how they are spread out in the frame and all have different poses but at the same time good eye contact devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments