Waxbills

[Roy Priest]

Another from Namibia, taken in a gardern by the seaside. I was walking along the beach when I came upon a garden being visited by these waxbills.
Nikon D4, ISO 800, 500mm, 1/1600 @ F5.0, +1/3 EV


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[Randy Stout]

Roy:

Lovely birds excellent BG, soft light, vivid colors. Very interesting perch. In a perfect world, would prefer the bottom bird closer to the top two. I can also see a version cropped for just the top two, and corresponding balancing crops form the sides.

Cheers

Randy

[dankearl]

Really nice soft light, all sharp birds sharp and a cool perch.
In a perfect world, they might be closer, but you can't arrange them!
I think it is. A great shot.

[John Cooper]

Good one Roy and lucky to get the magic head turn on all three waxbills. The composition is further enhanced by the interesting perch and sweet BG. Well seen.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

How nice to get three with great dof and good body positions. Neat perch too

[Frank Schauf]

Very nice shot. Great background, real nice perch, and great pose, and excellent comp.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the perch and all 3 birds. BG goes very well with your subjects. My eyes wish the lower bird were high as well, but a terrific capture nonetheless.

[Roy Priest]

Thanks to all, I have a shot of just 2 waxbills that I will post later.