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Northern Cardinal

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted September 19, 2012368 views8 comments
D300s
500mm
1/80 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Texas, dawn

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 19, 2012 at 3:47 AM
Never seen this bird in real ... What a colorful species ! Nice perch and pose, well done Sandy ! Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 19, 2012 at 7:12 AM
I like the overall comp and the BG is really nice. Looks like you did all you could given the light. More DOF would have been good, but not an option here.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 19, 2012 at 11:20 AM
I like the perch you captured him on Sandy and the pose, BG both look good. If it were mine, I might tone down the red saturation a bit though. I think you are loosing some of the feather details because of the red saturation is currently. (Not sure if you download images via LR...I do and find the default settings always auto add saturation to reds and it over does it, so I find I am always decreasing them on my Cardinal shots.) Still nice work!
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 19, 2012 at 5:41 PM
A minimalist composition that works well. I agree with Kurt on the red saturation.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on September 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM


A beauty Sandy.





:wavey:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 20, 2012 at 12:34 AM
A Simply Sweet Portrait Sandy!!! Details look good, nice pose too.

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on September 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM
Lovely image Sandy. I so wish we had these colorful birds around here. Nice feather detail and nice uncluttered background.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on September 28, 2012 at 4:03 PM
Great shot, love the vivid color. Where did you take the shot? :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments