Posted by David Sewell on January 1, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Happy new year everybody, and my best wishes for 2009.
For weeks I have been waiting for waxwings to appear in my part of Kent. They still have not made it, other than for fleeting visits, but on the 30th December I went to visit the group in Folkestone that Tony, Ian and others have photographed. The birds were very obliging, but often in poorly lit areas. For a few minutes, however, they flew into a tree where they were nicely lit and this is the result. I wondered about cloning out some branches, but have decided I like it as is. I hope nobody is getting fed up with waxwing photos.
Techy stuff:
Nikon D200 and 50-500mm Sigma at 500mm
1/1000 at f8, rated at 800asa
Posted by Steve Makin on January 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Fed up with them ??, I'd be happy to just see one in the flesh, meanwhile keep the pics coming
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 2, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Not fed up at all, like this one David, the background branches don't bother me too much as they're mostly in shade. Great crest on top
Discussion
2 repliesFor weeks I have been waiting for waxwings to appear in my part of Kent. They still have not made it, other than for fleeting visits, but on the 30th December I went to visit the group in Folkestone that Tony, Ian and others have photographed. The birds were very obliging, but often in poorly lit areas. For a few minutes, however, they flew into a tree where they were nicely lit and this is the result. I wondered about cloning out some branches, but have decided I like it as is. I hope nobody is getting fed up with waxwing photos.
Techy stuff:
Nikon D200 and 50-500mm Sigma at 500mm
1/1000 at f8, rated at 800asa