Bohemian Waxwing

Beautiful, Jenaya. I really like the soft light and the perch and bg fit the subject very well. If you have the canvas, I might be inclined to give it a little more room on the left and a touch less on the right, but not much. Superb detail in the plumage.

THis is just terrific! Excellent detail, pose, nice perch , bright eye and very complimentary BG.
The only suggestion I have is to move the bird just a bit to the right. There is no need for all the dead space at the right.

Sandy

Excellent pic. Love the perch and background. Great feather detail and the eye contact and pose are superb. I really the crop as is. Well done.

Congratulations on getting a great image! Have never seen one so close and on a lone branch with a clean background. Well done.

Very nicely done Jenaya. Unusually good detail for this species, I like the simplicity of the image, the background and the alert pose. If this were mine I'd place the bird just a bit to the right in the frame if I could.

What an absolute stunner of an image Jenaya! The subtle colours of the Waxwing are perfectly complimented by the background and yes, I think the vertical lines in the right of the frame add well to the overall interest, and the detail in the feathers is exquisite :^)

Although I also really like framing a shot like this with plenty of space for the subject to look into, I do agree that a sliver or two reintroduced on the LH edge would make this even more pleasing to look at.

One other thing I'd be tempted to do if this were mine, would be to add a little more sharpening to the eye and then giving it a few clicks with the Dodge Tool to brighten it up further. All things considered though, this is yet another of yours I'd love to call mine ;^)

lovely image, Jenaya. really like how the bg complements the bird. excellent pose and detail, and a nice perch too. I agree with the comp suggestions to move the bird just slightly to the right in the frame.

Very nice color, perch and background. I also agree with the comp. suggestions.

My best congrats, Jenaya- Your first bohemian waxwing is now one of the more pleasant images of that species I've seen on web (and there are plenty of them)- Pose, light and BG are awesome, and for my tastes your composition choice is perfect- Bravissima, Fabio

Very nice, Jenaya. Wonderful pose, simple perch and a very complimentary background. Great eye contact and catchlight too. I too would like some more room on the left. Also a little more DOF would have helped get the tail also in focus (its a tad oof in the larger version).

Excellent. Lovely detail in a bird whose feathers resist getting good detail. The complementary colors in the background help, too. Congratulations on getting not just a photo of the species but quite a good photo.

Thank you for all the nice comments! I ended up with several pictures of Bohemians from Saturday, but this was my favourite mostly because of the lighting, background and his alert pose.

I would have liked a little more room on the left as well, but there was a sapling in front of me that prevented me from composing the shot differently. I know I could add canvas and clone the background in pretty easily, but didn't really want to extend the small branch he is perched on. I do kind of like the drama of having him so far left, and his head ends up being right at the one-third line which seems nice to me.

Ashley, interestingly just before posting I did one more swipe of selective sharpening to the birds eye and face and dodged the shadows a little extra to bring out just a touch more detail, so I guess we were thinking the same thing, except I couldn't get it better than as posted. :)

Thank you all once again!

Hi Jaye! Wow...you already know this, but I had to drop by this thread and tell you what an awesome shot you pulled off here! I was watching this unfold and hearing your shutter click away for the few seconds he perched here, hoping you had somehow found an angle through the branches to capture him, and you sure did!

Killer light, great angle, and even though you don't see those characteristic wing markings, a great representation of the species I think. But THE thing that puts this one over the top for me is the way the birds colours are reflected in the background, or is it vice-versa? Beautiful overall palette, and the sharpness and texture of the feathers make the bird just pop from that creamy soft background.

Great job on the pp as well!

A really nice photograph, Jenaya. Nice pose, BG and DOF.

Ron Huff

A lovely image as posted. Very nice detail in the waxwing plumage.

A simple but elegant portrait of this waxwing Jenaya. Lovely light, colors, details and pose.

Great shot of one of my favorite birds Jenaya, thanks for sharing.

I just love it. The light and colors are awesome . The larger version shows the great detail as well.

A simple and beautiful photo of a great bird. Excellent details in the bird, but the background really sets this one apart for me. Sweet Photo Jenaya

Ken Archer

Beautiful grey-on-grey picture, with a great background!

Very, very nice, Janaya. These are beautiful birds but with such a complementary perch and bg and such an alert pose by the bird this is truly stellar image. And for it to be the first you've photographed makes it that much more special. Congrats



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