Cedar Waxwing

Gallery: AvianPosted December 24, 2012119 views5 comments

Taken 12/24/12 at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA

Nikon D800 Nikkor 200-400mm 1.4TC 550mm f/7.1 1/1250 ISO640 White Balance Auto RAW Tripod & Wimberley Gimbal cropped and processed in CS6 & NIK

Comments welcome

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 24, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Nice light and natural colors Pat, great detail & classic pose too.
Excellent framing, Merry Christmas!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 24, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Nice pose and clean composition.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Tjie Poo on December 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM

Nice details and I like the cropping too. Catchlight is a bonus. Did you ever consider using the polarizer filter in you NIK software to darken the sky a little bit ?

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 24, 2012 at 11:17 PM

this is excellent - the shot I'm hopng for. Tack-sharp, nice head-turn and pose, and bright eye. That little feather blip on the breast draws my eye, so you might clone it out.
Very fine image!
sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Lovely portrait! I like the lighting & stance of the bird as well as the diagonal movement through the frame.

Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments