Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Snowfall Bohemian Waxwing

  1. #1
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Dryden, Ontario
    Posts
    450
    Threads
    81
    Thank You Posts

    Default Snowfall Bohemian Waxwing

    Winter has fully descended on Northwestern Ontario. After a few days of being couped up inside (except for super-happy-fun shoveling time...) I decided to get camo'd up and set-up in the backyard in the falling snow (hiding neck-deep in my hedges with my monopod mounted camera) and see if I could photograph some of the roving bandits that have been visiting my backyard flowering crab this week.

    Canon 5DII -- 400mm F5.6L w/12mm extension tube -- f8 @ 1/400 -- ISO400 -- Manual Exposure

    Name:  Winter-Waxwing.jpg
Views: 165
Size:  193.2 KB

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Angels Camp, CA
    Posts
    213
    Threads
    55
    Thank You Posts

    Default Winters' Waxwings

    Hey Jeff, I really like this picture. If I had any comments it would be about the "glowing globes," they distract me from my visual feast. If this picture can be improved - it wouldn't be the same picture.

    Rob......................

  3. #3
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,266
    Threads
    3,976
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice comp and wintery setting, including the "glowing globes":cool: Too bad about the FG OOF branch running across the LRC, and I would get rid of the twig tip sticking out the bird's left side (our right).

    I'm wondering about the extention tube...I've read before that it gives a tiny bit of magnification when slapped on. Is this why you used it, or because you were getting so close to the waxwings that you needed to reduce the MFD?

  4. #4
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    North Belgium
    Posts
    265
    Threads
    14
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    lovely setting for the waxwing. shame as already said about the OOF branches at the bottom, but they are just a small minus point on a very nice photo.

  5. #5
    Johan Kruger
    Guest

    Default

    wow this is nice, think you have been rewarded for braving the cold :)

  6. #6
    Danny J Brown
    Guest

    Default

    Hi Jeff,

    Sometimes when reviewing an image I pretend it is mine and decide if I would be happy with it and want to send it to my friends. The answer here is a resounding "Yes" and "Yes." I love waxwings and you've captured the nuance of their unique colors perfectly. Everything else is just icing on the cake with all the berries and stuff. The snow is awesome as well and I never worry about any of the extraneous natural elements that are "out of order" so I wouldn't do anything to the image.

    DB

  7. #7
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Dryden, Ontario
    Posts
    450
    Threads
    81
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    I'm wondering about the extention tube...I've read before that it gives a tiny bit of magnification when slapped on. Is this why you used it, or because you were getting so close to the waxwings that you needed to reduce the MFD?
    Daniel - I was quite close to the tree so I used the extension tube to reduce the MFD. The minimum focal distance on the 400mm f/5.6 is 3.5m - the 12mm extension reduces the MFD to ~2.9m. I guess it doesn't seem like a big difference unless you are 3.2m from the subject and you can't move backwards or get focus!

  8. #8
    Lifetime Member James Salywoda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    H. Bch. California
    Posts
    2,860
    Threads
    315
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Sweet Shot!! The berry in the beak really makes it for me and the composition is very nice.

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