Another Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2011108 views7 comments

We have had more than our share of these the past couple of years and I've spent a good bit of time photographing them. While I have images I like well enough I have not really been happy until I decided to set up perches in conjunction with a bird feeder and black oil sunflower bait. This guy lit on a small branch pruned from a flowering crab apple. The background is an obnoxious multiflora rose just leafing out.

1/800s, f/5.6, 400mm and iso 400. Canon 40D with 100-400 L IS hand held.

All comments welcome

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7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 26, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Very nice image. The colors just pop and the comp. is great.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Good work on the reds. Nice detail as well.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 26, 2011 at 8:33 PM

Such nice reds and greens. Nice image. Sharon

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 26, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Very nice detail in this cardinal, Larry. I like where you have placed it in the frame. Nice perch and very pleasing background. Great job.

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Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on April 26, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Nice shot!! I think critical focus is on the leaves to left of the bird.
Slow the shutter speed and increase the depth of field, IMO.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2011 at 10:06 PM

Don't let the flora folks here you call a rose obnoxious! Nice job on the reds, Larry-these are tough to expose properly and you did very well. The plumage detail is excellent and I like your choice of perch.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 27, 2011 at 8:09 AM

Beautiful image. Love the comp. You have handled the reds very well here. Can be tough. We have lots of cardinals here and it is very easy to blow out the red channel. Nicely done.

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