John Chardine
06-05-2011, 07:45 PM
My friend called me this evening asking if I had images of Cedar Waxwings. I ran over to his place to find a flock of 30+ birds feeding on Crab Apple blossom (yes we still have blossom up here!). I have no idea what the nutritional value of petals is but these beautiful birds had apparently spent most of the day stripping the big, old tree.
I cropped to leave about 35% of original pixels. Dodged the face to bring out some detail, and sharpened. The light was harsh even though the sun was going down.
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 700 mm
Program: Aperture Priority
ISO 800, 1/1000s, f/7.1
Exp. comp.: 0.0
Flash: no flash
I cropped to leave about 35% of original pixels. Dodged the face to bring out some detail, and sharpened. The light was harsh even though the sun was going down.
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 700 mm
Program: Aperture Priority
ISO 800, 1/1000s, f/7.1
Exp. comp.: 0.0
Flash: no flash