# Cedar Waxwing **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066 "2020-06-22T21:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/1 "2020-06-22T21:27:35Z")
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**Author:** ![Adhika\_Lie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/adhika_lie/32/15928_2.png) [@Adhika\_Lie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Adhika_Lie)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/2 "2020-06-22T22:01:53Z")
I am a big fan of waxwings. This has a very gorgeous color harmony in the image but I think the processing feels a little off: Somewhat in-between a regular photograph and a painting. If you are going for a more painterly direction, I think one of the main issues for me here is the haloing. I can see it around the birds, the branches and the twigs, and the berries. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/3 "2020-06-22T22:15:56Z")
Hi, Adhika. Thanks for the thoughtful critique. I was aiming for a dreamy, painting effect, but sounds like I may have over-processed it. Back to work! Best, Terry ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/4 "2020-06-23T17:55:34Z")
I like the painterly look, Terry. I did notice the halos that Adhika mentioned, but I think most of them don’t detract enough to matter. I’d concentrate on the brighter fringes. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/5 "2020-06-23T18:22:21Z")
Thanks, Dennis. If you have the time, I’d like to ask a question. I see the halos you guys are seeing, but only if I increase magnification by quite a bit. Are you guys seeing the halos at normal size? Best, Terry ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/6 "2020-06-23T18:31:10Z")
Yes, I’m seeing them at the resolution you posted the image. On the bird, they show up as a bright fringe. The most obvious one is above the head and beak. It looks to me like a fine white line with a fine blue line above it. You’ll see some along the back as well. Even in the lower resolution image in the post itself, I can see lighter colored strips along the edges of the larger branches. It’s a fairly common phenomenon. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/cedar-waxwing/15066/7 "2020-06-23T18:44:55Z")
Okay; thanks a bunch!