Waxwing 2

[Dave Courtenay]

I spent some more time with the waxwings yesterday before the snow totally goes

Nikon D3 600F4VR+1.4x-Manual metering off of snow +2

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, head angle and exposure control. Could you post the complete techs?

[Dave Courtenay]

Sorry
ISO 200
1/1000@F8 (spot metered)
Toyota
Beanbag
2 cups of coffee and a blueberry muffin

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I might have stopped down more for wider DOF.

The impact of the muffin is quite obvious. :)

[John Chardine]

This is a lovely image Dave. More than anything I like the simplicity of it. The pose including head angle is perfect. The only thing I would suggest trying is cropping a little snow off the bottom and adding some room to the top.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice!! I'll go halfway with John...keep all of the snow mound as is, but definitely add some canvas above :-) Nice for you to find some fresh, soft snow, alot of times at this time of year the melting snow is compacted hard and revealing all the dirty debris. Well done!

[Paul Marcellini]

I love how the background complements the bird. My kind of shot, no nits here, just nicely done.

[Jasper Doest]

The impact of the muffin is quite obvious. :)

:D ROTFL HAHAHAHAHA

And I agree with Axel's other comment as well....but would like to add in capitals that this is a beauty....great colours and exposure. The headturn is brilliant.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Stunning shot of a wonderfull species. Light, poe, comp, angle, BG, detail and colors are all just superb! Congratulations!

[Glenda Simmons]

Love it! I especially like the soft color tint in the top portion of image. Not your typical composition of a Waxwing. Very nice!