Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted April 1, 2012158 views11 comments

I wanted to take advantage of our out of control forsythia that is blazing in our backyard and use it as a backdrop. This cardinal came and sat nicely for me!

50D, 500mm, ISO 200, 1/1000, F4 LARGER version also posted.

Thanks for your comments!

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Pullen on April 1, 2012 at 8:37 AM

Great detail and the background really makes this nice. Ron

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM

Absolutely beautiful detail.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on April 1, 2012 at 8:52 AM

Killer BG. Wish for less busy foreground. Bird is nice and sharp.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM

Lovely Mama Cardinal. Good background and comp.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM

Love the yellow, its blooming out of control here too. Nice image.

Ray

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on April 1, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Beautiful image.. so nice and sharp,, great colors.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 1, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Great lighting and that is one wild forsythia, Sharon.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 2, 2012 at 2:59 AM

Very colorful, real eye candy. You have an excellent side view of the cardinal and superb feather detail. I like the hint of purple buds showing.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 2, 2012 at 12:28 PM

That yellow background really makes this image pop and I like the nice detail on the cardinal. I go back and forth on the OOF branches but do like the purple buds as they add the extra colors, nice job in getting this shot.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 2, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Excellent side view of this beauty, Sharon. Nice lighting and nice background color. I do wish for less OOF vegetation in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on April 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM

I like this image Sharon. Th unnatural surrounding pink flowers, nice yellow BG and good looking subject. Well done.

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