Bohemian Waxwing

[Mike Milicia]

EOS-1D Mk III, 500mm f/4 + 1.4xII, 1/160, f/5.6, ISO 400
Fill Flash at -2 with Better Beamer

Was set up for a different pose when the bird turned and started fluffing out.
Caught the pose but the bird ended up on the wrong side of the frame and I ended up having to crop about 50% to get a decent composition. :(

Photographed a few days ago in Newburyport, MA.

Looking forward to your comments and critiques !

[Philip Lombard]

It is a cute shot but the cherries are sharper then the bird. I think your use of F5.6 give you a shallow dof. My opinion LOL

[Cheryl Ertelt]

Very cute shot. This one made me smile. I really like the pose.

[Jim Poor]

Pretty cool. Too bad you weren't a hair to your left, but you did well to make the best of an unexpected pose change.

It is sharp where it counts and the fluffed look is pretty neat.

[Mike Lentz]

The softness of the feathers in this image is appealing to my eye. A very nice image!

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Mike,

This is very nice. Love the composition. I still think is a little too tight in the frame. Did you use fill flash in any of the series??

Thanks!