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[kodakrome]

Pelican. Taken early this morning with 6D and 400 5.6L from about 25 feet.
Sun was just coming up behind the bird. Lighting would have been terrible, so I used a flash.

 

[Click]

Very nice picture. Well done, kodakrome.

 

[kodakrome]

Very nice picture. Well done, kodakrome.

Thank you for your kind comment.

 

[Mikehit]

A nice shot Kodachrome.
I wonder if it would benefit from portrait cropping

 

[kodakrome]

A nice shot Kodachrome.
I wonder if it would benefit from portrait cropping

Thanks for the comment, but I don't know about your version. A tighter crop but with noticeably lower IQ? Overall, I don't see the benefit in that. I had already slightly cropped that photo - as much as I wanted to. The more you crop, the more IQ you're throwing away.

 

[Mikehit]

I agree - viewings size is often limited by the vertical height which is why I did not crop the vertical at all. I realised when I posted that I had created a larger versIon than the one you posted, that plus I was cropping and re-posting a jpeg rather than raw.
Neat shot anyway.

 

[AlanF]

Waxwing this morning. They are a rare winter visitor, and I had a tip off that there was a flock a few miles away. 800mm on 5D1V.

 

[Click]

Beautiful picture. Well done, Alan.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Beautiful picture. Well done, Alan.

+1 800's working well for you.

Jack

 

[jprusa]

Waxwing this morning. They are a rare winter visitor, and I had a tip off that there was a flock a few miles away. 800mm on 5D1V.
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Beautiful shot.

 

[josephandrews222]

...dozens of waxwings feeding today; tree in front yard.

Here's one (5DMk3 and 100-400II; max zoom):

 

[Click]

...dozens of waxwings feeding today; tree in front yard.

Here's one (5DMk3 and 100-400II; max zoom):

Nice shot.

 

[Ryananthony]

A few shots from today. It was cold and snowing, but nice to get out. my 1dx, and Sigma 150-600 were drenched and my lens had a layer of snow on it.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Ryananthony.

 

[bholliman]

Waxwing this morning. They are a rare winter visitor, and I had a tip off that there was a flock a few miles away. 800mm on 5D1V.

Lovely shot Alan

 

[Jack Douglas]

...dozens of waxwings feeding today; tree in front yard.

Here's one (5DMk3 and 100-400II; max zoom):

Nice, did you look closely at the barbed tongue that draws the berries down the hatch?

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Very nice series, Ryananthony.

+1

Jack

 

[Cog]

 

[Cog]

The white one was lucky. This guy was not.

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, Cog.

Nicely done.