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Tasty treat
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Tasty treat

by Charles Gangas

Gallery: AvianPosted November 5, 2010144 views7 comments
A squadron of these Cedar Waxwings were stripping the last of the chokecherries from several bushes along the river's edge.

Thanks for looking. Your comments as always are appreciated.

D300
300mm f/2.8
TC-14II E
1/320 @ f/4
ISO 500
O EV
52% FF
HH/kayak

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on November 5, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Wow, handheld in a kayak at 1/320. I wish I had your steadyness. Great job.
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 5, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Pretty impressive to get this as sharp as you did from a kayak at 1/320 and with the TC Chuck. Nice to get the berry in the beak and the berries to the left add some helpful color. The good catchlight makes the eye stand out well against the black.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM
Like this pleasant setting with the bright red berries, and one in beak..
Good sharpness shooting with the 2x from a kayak @ 1/320th
Well done :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 6, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Chuck,
great job from the kayak. A really beautiful setting for this bird. The berry in the beak is a bonus. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 7, 2010 at 8:37 AM
Love these waxwings. Very pleasing image with the berry in the mouth.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Binda on November 7, 2010 at 12:42 PM
cool cool cool, love these birds man, well done!!

cheers, Dennis :toast:
Registered on September 8, 2007, 56 Posts, 326 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 8, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Chuck,

I love the berry in the waxwing's mouth, how well the dark eye stands out from the surround black plumage, the bird's pose and the setting. I also appreciate that the colors & saturation of the waxwing look natural and thus more appealing to me. I think you did very well handheld in a kayak at that shutter speed.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments