Female Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted June 2, 201375 views6 comments

I took this in my backyard about 1 1/2 months ago. I find Cardinals interesting to watch and really like the coloring on the females.

Canon 7D
Canon 70-200 2.8 II IS
Canon Speedlite 580EX II fill flash -1
1/250 f5.6

C&C always welcome.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on June 2, 2013 at 5:03 PM

A really lovely portrait of a beautiful lady. Great catch light right in the center of her eye. Good job!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 2, 2013 at 7:50 PM

Understated beauty is underrated. This great shot is proof yet again.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 2, 2013 at 8:18 PM

Very nice shot LeRoy, sharp, nice BG and a perfect exposure - nice use of flash, well done. I also like the understated beauty of the female Cardinal, lovely shot.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 3, 2013 at 2:55 AM

Le Roy,

Beautiful bird, with great detail and light. who could ask for more

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 3, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Nice job, LeRoy. Excellent detail and I like the perch. Sweet light, too.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM

If I used flash on my songbirds, this is how it would look

Great plane of focus, detail, & blurred BG at f/5.6, well done LeRoy

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