Eatin' Berries

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2011381 views13 comments

My dad had gone into town to run a few errands and when he got back he told me that he had seen some waxwings. We quickly hopped in the truck and drove to the spot. After getting set up my dad saw a Downy Woodpecker. While he started photographing the Woodpecker I saw a Waxwing land on a branch with berries. I quickly put the camera to my eye and managed to get my first shot of a Bohemian Waxwing eating berries! I'm very happy that it turned out nice and sharp! I have more waxwing images to come along with some different bird species.

Thanks for viewing!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 ED VR @ 380mm
ISO 400
1/800sec @ f/4
horizontal crop from vertical
decreased saturation and used selective colours to try to control reds.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Great, clean looking shot Jenaya! Love the way the branches frame the bird and the colour and detail are great!

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Comment posted by David E Lester on December 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM

Colors, sharpness, pose....super shot!!!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 9, 2011 at 5:35 PM

Nice Jenaya. Good clean look at the head and nice sharpness.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 9, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Great details and colors, love the berry-n-beak and the setting here Jenaya.
I'm on the fence with the OOF red FG blurbs..I could go either way

If I don't see ya again, Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 9, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Jenaya I have yet to get one of these. Nice bird behavior but a shame to have the oof berries in front.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on December 9, 2011 at 9:49 PM

Great shot Jenaya, love the smooth bg, and those berries really give a pop to this! Nice detail, also!
Jaymes

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 10, 2011 at 9:20 AM

This would make a nice Christmas card! Love the bird and the berries. Sharon

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 10, 2011 at 9:40 AM

Jenaya: You are truly blessed with photography. This is very pretty. What a nice shot. I agree about the idea of a Christmas card. The only thing that bothers me a little is the OOF berries in the foreground, but not much you could have done about it. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on December 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Excellent capture Jenaya, the red berries really capture the viewers eye.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 10, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Wonderful seasonal shot, the colors are beautiful!

Ray

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Comment posted by John Launstein on December 11, 2011 at 1:32 AM

Hey, Jaye! Man this is a beautiful Waxwing image. I still can't believe you got this given the mere milaseconds he gave you before flying. You did an exceptional job in finding a hole in the branches and absolutely nailing the focus. The colours and details are exceptional, and your timing could not have been better. Congratulations! (I'm jealous!)

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 12, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Beautiful!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on December 13, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you liked it so much! I have more avian images to come, as we've had some good luck with them recently.

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