Cedar Waxwing

[BrianA61]

Went for a short drive and walk at our nearby wetlands area. Not too much activity with an occasional duck or two, a few geese and red wing blackbirds. The sun was high in the sky, which provided about the worst conditions for shooting. On the walk back towards the car, I heard a few Cedar Waxwings. I finally was able to see where they landed. I had to sneak around and find an opening and this was the best I could do. I was only able to snap 2 shots before they flew off. The other shot was not a keeper so this is it. The tree and leaves were a perfect diffuser for the otherwise harsh conditions. This one has kind of grown on me and came out surprisingly well from what I was expecting.

[Digital]

Nice photo.


Bruce

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[JBW]

That's my type of shot. Good texture, strong shadows. I like it.

[Wavelength]

Nice; the dark blue part needs be buffered?

[BrianA61]

Nice; the dark blue part needs be buffered?

Not quite sure what you mean by 'the dark blue part'. The darkest blues are out of focus tree limbs against the bright blue sky. I think the light get refracted because they are so out of focus and makes them look blue and not black or dark brown.

[Ike Harel]

Nicely captured, Brian.
Never saw this specie in real, we do not have them in Israel.
Light and shadows nicely cast here.
Ike

[Wavelength]

Not quite sure what you mean by 'the dark blue part'. The darkest blues are out of focus tree limbs against the bright blue sky. I think the light get refracted because they are so out of focus and makes them look blue and not black or dark brown.

I had a feeling the deep blue halos a bit distracting; so felt toning it a bit down would help more attention on the bird; may be it is me

[BrianA61]

I had a feeling the deep blue halos a bit distracting; so felt toning it a bit down would help more attention on the bird; may be it is me

I see what you're talking about now. LOL! I didn't even notice until you said something. Now, I see it is a bit bright. Maybe some desaturating the bokeh would be in order. Thanks for the feedback.

[BrianA61]

Nicely captured, Brian.
Never saw this specie in real, we do not have them in Israel.
Light and shadows nicely cast here.
Ike

Thank you, Ike. These are migratory birds that cover most of the U.S. I used to see these as a kid growing up in the Southeast. Very pretty coloring. Here is another shot of one I captured last year.