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Raymond Lee
12-08-2012, 08:32 PM
The sun came out finally in our area after many days of stale sky/lighting. I was hoping to capture some Bohemian Waxwings on an open perch tossing berries in the air during my 1-hour lunch break. Out of about 30 shots or so I took, most of them were not keepers as the head angles were off and the too many distracting elements in the fore/background. The image above was the only photo that made the cut. I only had to crop in a bit and clean out some OOF twigs entering from the right side.
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Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS + Kenko 1.4x Teleplus PRO 300 DGX + Canon Extender EF 1.4x II on Tripod
Manual mode, 1/800 sec., f/7.1, ISO 640
All C&Cs are welcome!
Thanks,
Raymond
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Karl Egressy
12-08-2012, 08:39 PM
Very nice shot, Raymond. The red berries with the snow add a lot.
Melissa Groo
12-08-2012, 09:08 PM
Lovely image, Raymond. I really like your composition and the colors, it has a painterly feel to it. Love the snow.
John Cooper
12-08-2012, 10:56 PM
Nicely composed Raymond and the action well captured. The red berries and snow add lots of impact to this image. A productive lunch-break..!!
Don Nelson
12-09-2012, 01:14 AM
Well seen and well captured - snow has the right exposure so it feels just right. Berries not blown.
Very nicely done.
Shawn Zierman
12-09-2012, 01:47 AM
Excellent image. The composition is complex, yet well balanced.
The exposure work is right on. I really like that the mountain ash
still has some leaves on it. Subject/prey look great :)
christopher galeski
12-09-2012, 05:53 AM
very nice,got a christmassy feel to the image.thanks.
gail bisson
12-09-2012, 07:01 AM
This is excellent Raymond!
Love the full mouth and the plumped up fat bird!
Great colors and the snow really adds.
Gail
Sidharth Kodikal
12-09-2012, 09:41 AM
Love the wintery feel here Raymond. The red berries and this colorful bird contrast so nicely against the snow. And you timed it just right. I also like that your dof covers everything nicely.
Stu Bowie
12-09-2012, 09:47 AM
Hi Raymond, love the setting here, together with the angle of the waxwing. Great view of the berry in the beak, and the snow on the perch adds interest.
Wish I could have an hour's lunch. :w3
Jack Breakfast
12-09-2012, 01:28 PM
A very likeable picture of the bohemian waxwing doing its thing! How nice it must have been to take pictures of these guys on one's lunch break. Take this over a tuna on rye any day!!
Satish Ranadive
12-09-2012, 05:08 PM
Raymond:
Every thing has been said about this fabulous image.
Love the pose with berry in mouth,nice lights,beautiful colors,nice perch and excellent composition.
Regards,
Satish.
Raymond Lee
12-10-2012, 12:00 AM
Thanks everyone!
arash_hazeghi
12-10-2012, 06:36 AM
very nice, those berries really add to this one
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