Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Cedar Waxwing Devouring Berries

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
    Location
    Chapel Hill and Maine
    Posts
    37
    Threads
    15
    Thank You Posts

    Default Cedar Waxwing Devouring Berries

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Sure sign of spring: the berries are ripe, the waxwings, being in the starling class, arrive in droves.
    Canon EOS 1D Mk II
    f/5
    1/200
    ISO 100
    EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x
    Focal Length 400mm
    Flash Type Did not fire
    Tripod Used
    50% of Original




    Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Staten Island, New York
    Posts
    3,124
    Threads
    260
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great bird, great perch, great action. As the bird is looking up and to the left it should be placed in the lower right of the frame and give the bird more room to look into. You have a strong magenta cast to your shot that is easily fixed in PS by choosing IMAGE > HUE/SATURATION, then choose Magenta in the drop down menu and then lowering the slider until the cast is gone. Also, why choose such a low ISO and shutter speed? Surely you could have gotten more shutter speed and sharper details with a higher ISO. I never and I mean never shoot at 200. Lowest I think I ever go is about 640 and that is rare.

  3. #3
    Publisher Arthur Morris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Indian Lake Estates, FL
    Posts
    32,557
    Threads
    1,438
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like the image design with the berries on our right and I love the squishy berry in the bird's bill. A shallower shooting angle would have been great. Looks really sharp on the eye. Like Isaac, I almost never-ever use ISO 200 when the sun is out.

    with love, artie
    BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.

    BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.

    Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,

    E-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net.










  4. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Cayman Islands
    Posts
    840
    Threads
    94
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice pose and BG, I agree with the above comments regarding the composition and the strong magneta cast.

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Ithaca, NY
    Posts
    10,421
    Threads
    1,708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice view of the bird. Wish it was on the right side of the frame.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics