Waxwing

Discussion

8 replies

Posted by Dawn Monrose on December 11, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Bombycilla garrulus

Hi All,

My first ever go at photographing these guys, the sun was in an out, so I tried something a little different.

Nikon D300s, 500mm f4 lens
1/400 sec @ f8, 200ISO -0.3 exp comp.

Squeeze levels and slight desaturation, sharpen for web. (Few centimetres cropped off rhs and top.)

C and C most welcome!

Thanks for looking!

Posted by David Taylor on December 11, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Great stuff. Somebody daring to be different on this forum.

From a purely personal point of view I would get rid of the two bits of twig top and bottom on the right, and take off 4 cms on the right. Keep on with the experimentation, Dawn.

Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 11, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Nice vision Dawn and something different from what we normally see.

I agree on some 'gardening', but would leave the crop as presented. Just watch the halo creeping in around the bird.

TFS
Steve

Posted by Phil Ellard on December 11, 2012 at 4:56 PM

Very different a very pleasant for it

Posted by Neil Burton on December 11, 2012 at 5:38 PM

Agree with some gardening and the halo could be fringing but that is easily sorted. Nice to be different!

Posted by David Sewell on December 11, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Clearly a waxwing, but a very different take and a great piece of experimentation. I agree with David T. about those two bits of twig on the right having to go.

David

Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 12, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Looks good to me, Dawn. Some very slight nits covered, but I always get a halo with this type of shot. Love the crest too.

Andy...

Posted by Bob Johnson on December 12, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Nits covered. Works for me, and its ticks the easily recognised silly wet box

Bob

Posted by Nick Mckeown on December 13, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Very nice waxwing image with a twist Dawn....agree about the RH small twigs needing to go.

Nick.