Cedar Waxwing

Gallery: AvianPosted December 31, 2012104 views6 comments

12-31-12 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, California

D800 Nikkor 200-400mm 400mm f/7.1 1/2000 ISO3200 (Don't ask how I ended up with these settings. Although I was not drinking, that would have been a better excuse.) Manual RAW White Balance Auto
Tripod with Wimberley Gimbal Cropped and processed in CS6

Comments welcome

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Tjie Poo on December 31, 2012 at 8:53 PM

What a gorgeous shot Patrick ! I wish this was mine. I should have gone with you to San Joaquin this morning. Red berry in the mouth is always my favorite. The white on the breast looks a bit washed out on my screen, but overall this is excellent !

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 31, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Nice look at the subject. There is heavy noise in the shadows and back of the bird.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 31, 2012 at 9:44 PM

I probably should have posted this one instead. It was taken at ISO1800.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 31, 2012 at 9:46 PM

This is the photo referenced in the previous post

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 1, 2013 at 8:45 PM

Gorgeous shots, Patrick. Waxwings are such fun to photograph, especially when they are in the berries or crabapples.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 2, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Nice setting and behaviour Patrick. Little bit of noise bu tit doesn't detract from the picture IMO

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