Bohemian Waxwing

[gail bisson]

Canon 1DMKIV
F 600 II and 1.4X
ISO 800
f 6.3
SS 1/800
Added canvas to the top and took some from LHS to end up with ~ 95% FF. Some levels, NR to BG, dodged the eye,Detail Extractor to bird and berries at 2% and USM to JPEG at 25% and 0.3 pixels.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot!!
I really like the perch and excellent pose.
Excellent details, very well composed, and lovely background.
Well done.

[jack williamson]

Beautiful image Gail. It looks like the BG was painted to compliment the perch and bird. Very well done.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb image Gail, nice muted BG, lovely color and contrast. Well done.

[David Salem]

This is real nice Gail. The angled perch with the partially eaten berries, the beautiful soft feather detail, the raised wing and the killer complementary BG makes for a great scene. Very well done.

[dankearl]

I think this Is the first Waxwing photo where I actually saw the Wing!
Nice work, sharp, nice perch, color and BG.

[Don Railton]

Absolutely beautiful Gail...! Complimentary background and perch, little bit of action...little bit of context with the eaten berries...got to be happy with that image..!

DON

[Stan Cunningham]

Looks like a painting from the composition standpoint, agree with all the compliments above.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and details, I like the eaten berry

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent details, love the perch, great pose, very nice background, and nice light.

[Shawn Zierman]

The subject pose is awesome! Well captured action, and a well composed scene.
Not easy to get clean compositions in this scenario...so I appreciate what you have
accomplished here. The apples look "late season" rough and are about the only thing
I don't care for in the image....so fresher apples next time :)

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent pose,perch and details.very nice background.

[Nick Palmieri]

Great colors very nice job on this guy!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the little wax drops hang from the wing, very cool. Comp looks good and it was a good call to add canvas above. Very wintery despite the lack of snow!

[Melissa Groo]

This is so beautiful, Gail. I love the pink detail on the tips of the wing feathers, the background, the wing in motion, the colors. Just a stunner. I wonder if you did a slight bit of dodging on the eye if it might pull it out just a little bit.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, good detail on the Waxwing, and the raised wing adds. We have a good clear view of him holding onto the perch, and I like the inclusion of the berries. The colours of the BG complement him nicely.

[Corey Hayes]

very nice shot

[vishaljadhav]

The previous image was fantastic and this one gets action in making it more classical

Looks like the bird is trying to taste each of the berry, with quite a few open but not totally eaten

[Bill Dix]

Just a super image Gail. I know these birds have silky smooth plumage, so you did a terrific job pulling detail out of the breast feathers. Love the light on the half-eaten berries; the comp; the raised wing; the color palette. No nits from me (except just maybe a hint more of a catchlight?)

[PhilCook]

Darn that's lovely !....not going to repeat all the other complimentary comments, it's just sweet in many ways.....OK so I'll be a stick in the mud and suggest a tiny crop to just above you water mark.....or not

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very cool image, Gail. This guy looks like he's up to no good :)
Love the subdued light, the painterly bg and those burning red berries.