Bohemian Waxwing enjoying its Berry

[Raymond Lee]

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.



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

[Karl Egressy]

Very nice shot, Raymond. The red berries with the snow add a lot.

[Melissa Groo]

Lovely image, Raymond. I really like your composition and the colors, it has a painterly feel to it. Love the snow.

[John Cooper]

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]

Well seen and well captured - snow has the right exposure so it feels just right. Berries not blown.
Very nicely done.

[Shawn Zierman]

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]

very nice,got a christmassy feel to the image.thanks.

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Raymond!
Love the full mouth and the plumped up fat bird!
Great colors and the snow really adds.
Gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

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]

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.

[Jack Breakfast]

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]

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]

Thanks everyone!

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice, those berries really add to this one