In the Spotlight

Gallery: AvianPosted September 6, 2010114 views8 comments

Shot this card around 4:00pm under mostly cloudy skies, with the light breaking through here for a moment..
F/9, 1000th, ISO 640, Canon 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext, No flash.
90% FF.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 6, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Howard,
I love how the light hits the subject isolating it from the background. Excellent detail and pose.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on September 6, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Hi Howard,
Very nice directional lighting giving good depth to the cardinal. She looks a little bedraggled, maybe going through a molt.

Ronnie

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 6, 2010 at 12:10 PM

The raised head feathers are a real plus here. Looks like she's was about to attack the photographer. Nice one, Howard.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 6, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Good pose; good composition; nice image quality. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 6, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Like the way the sun is peaking through and giving you that light on the bird. Nice detail in the beak and face.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM

Well done here Howard. I might tried for a bit more DOF given your relatively fast SS for a static shot. But very nice as posted.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 6, 2010 at 10:57 PM

nice pose, light, and a great hairdo, Howard. detail is excellent, as is your comp.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 7, 2010 at 4:28 AM

Great looking bird in good light. Nice pose. Well done!

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