Berry Good by May Haga

Monday, 9th February 2009

Berry Good

by May Haga

Berry Good

Equipment: Nikon D300 80-400 VR lens

May Haga

Since retiring I have taken up nature photography. My main interest is birds but I do like to photograph flowers, animals and insects with an occasional landscape. My four year old granddaughter also gets a fair bit of photographic and other attention.

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18 Comments

Cynthus Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Exquisite detail and exquisitely framed as well. Does justice to the natural beauty of the Cedar Waxwing, several hundred of which have been swarming my Persimmon tree and Cotoneaster this week. You’ve given me a better view than my binocs have provided! Thanks!
Anurag Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am
Really an excellent shot, good color scheme. I believe you are also using flash or there is some other secondry light source.

You have chosen a wonderful hobby for retirement. Though I presume getting into odd postures to achieve dramatic and unusual perspectives must be a little more taxing.
Bob Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 7:48 am
One of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen on EarthShots.
Great work.
Su Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 8:36 am
What a wonderful shot, is that a waxwing of some sort? Congrats on potd.
Malta Photography Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Now that is a snatch. Very nice shot indeed it has character. I would have saturated the colors and maybe reduced the exposure but anything else is perfect.
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I love the minimalist approach and washed colors, it looks like a watercolor painting came to life. The arrangement, composition, framing are perfect. The photgraphic equivalent of a haiku – sometimes less is more.
Congratulations on your POTD !!!
chet Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I Really am enjoying this! Thank you for sharing it. Feels like I am there…
Pauline Jones Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 10:00 am
This is a nice shot but you don’t say what bird this is or where in the world the shot was taken. I like the composition of the colors but is the bird’s eye in sharp focus?
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Very nice shot of a Bohemian Waxwing doing what it does best before doing what it does worst. The rufous undertail coverts aid in the identification, as on a Cedar Waxwing they would be white. In adult plumage, their feathers are so fine and smooth as to appear air-brushed. They are amazingly beautiful, but they travel in flocks, devouring berries and depositing red/purple plops that my sister hates finding on her little white car!
Chris B Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Exquisite.
Kirk Jordan Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Reminds me of a turn of the century (1900) naturalist print. Mr. Audubon would be proud. The simplicity also reminds me of an oriental watercolor.
planet lover Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Beautiful photo, bird and berries – nature at its best! Thanks to Katherine for the info on the
Bohemian Waxwing!
Sue Gagnon Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
The waxwing looks almost like a painting with the berries, so nicely done. Great shot! Yes, it does look like an Audubon print. I this case, reality beats the print.
James and Kelly Stone Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:28 am
This is an excellent shot. It looks so much like a painting. Perfect exposure, great composition, a job very well done. Congratulations.
k libby Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 am
The colors are amazing in this shot and the composition couldn’t be any more perfect.
Rajib Singha Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Good shot!
renee Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
what a very pretty bird, nice shot.
su Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
This is great and would make a lovely greeting card.