Cedar Waxwing - another angle

Was able to run into another Cedar Waxwing today. The light a bit harsh though.

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Nice job with the harsh lighting.

I wish I could see more of these guys. I have only ever seen one in my life. fortunately I had a camera... unfortunately my shot did not turn out anywhere near as nice as this one.

Very nice and sharp. I have the worst luck with harsh lighting and getting my photos to look sharp. What was your focal length?

Great image and nice bird.
Frank

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Originally Posted by slayer7124

Very nice and sharp. I have the worst luck with harsh lighting and getting my photos to look sharp. What was your focal length?

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100mm from 70-300 VR. I cropped to zoom in tighter and got rid of the distracting elements all around.

that's a great composition!

Nice shot of one my favorite targets. I can never get close enough and they are either there in a large group or never there at all.

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Originally Posted by AgingEyes

100mm from 70-300 VR. I cropped to zoom in tighter and got rid of the distracting elements all around.

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I have that lens too. Every time I am at full zoom on a subject it doesn't come out sharp, especially with insects. Is it the lens, focal length, or just practice?

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Originally Posted by slayer7124

I have that lens too. Every time I am at full zoom on a subject it doesn't come out sharp, especially with insects. Is it the lens, focal length, or just practice?

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At 300mm it's a known fact that it is softer. From 70 to 200, it has outstanding resolution (http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/46-n...report?start=1 ). Try closing down when shooting at 300mm. You said you shot insects @300m. I hope you are using a tripod, otherwise, I think the image would be a bit soft if you need to use the max f5.6 because you're shooting hand-held and need a fast shutter speed.

One thing also, the images posted on the web usually have been sharpened :)

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Originally Posted by Loupey

Nice shot of one my favorite targets. I can never get close enough and they are either there in a large group or never there at all.

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Before I shot this one, I was practising shooting flying swallows. Then I turned and saw this cedar waxwing perching on there. Bad thing though it had its back on me. Lucky me he finally turned its head to the side. Could be it heard the camera. The closest I had been from a cedar waxwing was about 10 ft away. It just happened that it landed close by.

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Originally Posted by AgingEyes

At 300mm it's a known fact that it is softer. From 70 to 200, it has outstanding resolution (http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/46-n...report?start=1 ). Try closing down when shooting at 300mm. You said you shot insects @300m. I hope you are using a tripod, otherwise, I think the image would be a bit soft if you need to use the max f5.6 because you're shooting hand-held and need a fast shutter speed.

One thing also, the images posted on the web usually have been sharpened :)

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Thanks AE. I kind of figured the bigger the focal length the smaller aperture needed. I need to not forget my tripod as much. Much be a bit harder trying to capture insects that keep moving around with one.

Also, maybe I should look into how to sharpen an image in post processing now:D

Very Nice!!

I ran into a couple of these guys when out yesterday, my shots did not come out nearly this well.

Did you see any others? From what I understand they almost always run in small groups, very rarely alone.

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Originally Posted by dumpy

Very Nice!!

I ran into a couple of these guys when out yesterday, my shots did not come out nearly this well.

Did you see any others? From what I understand they almost always run in small groups, very rarely alone.

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That day, it was the only one there. This evening, I saw another cedar waxwing all by its lonesome. Actually, now that I think about it, this evening was the third time that I saw one cedar waxwing all by itself.

beatiful pic, the color and the background are so good.