I decided to take a vacation day from work today. My job today is to watch my baby while my wife takes our daughter skiing. As they were preparing to leave the house I looked out the back window and I saw several Cedar Waxwings. I have wanted to take pictures of these birds all winter. I grabbed my camera and threw the teleconverter and 70-200mm lens on and went out to take some photos. I was in such a hurry I forgot that my son had used my camera last to shoot an indoor high school game. The settings were iso 1600 normal large jpeg and automatic white balance. By the time I figured this out they had flown away. I am very pleased with how this photo turned out.

I like the orange color of the half eaten fruit.
I like the detail of the branches and how they frame the bird.
I like the quick drop off of focus. This adds additional focus to the bird.

Let me know what you think, and thank you for visiting.

~wr~