Cardinal Landing

Gallery: AvianPosted October 22, 2014262 views11 comments

Here's another shot from one of my Santa Clara ranch workshops this past spring. I liked the landing pose here. Set up perch with a feeder cup underneath.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/3200 F6.3, iso 1600, Gitzo tripod with Wimberley head, sunken blind

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11 comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 22, 2014 at 7:58 PM

Another killer action shot Nate

Great wing and tail spread, wonderful details. A very nice complimentary perch and background too.

Sweet Photo!

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 23, 2014 at 2:24 AM

Awesome action capture Nate ! Great wings and tail spread. Details and lighting are excellent and very pleasant background. Two thumbs way up !

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 23, 2014 at 2:33 AM

Nate,
What can I say, amazing action caught perfectly

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 23, 2014 at 10:03 AM

Very nice Nate, love the wing/tail spread & sharp

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Perfect techs, Nate. I find myself wishing for a bit more rotation of the bird, showing more of the right wing, but you can only photograph what the bird gives you.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 23, 2014 at 1:11 PM

Excellent pose and light, again, Nate. The color combination is also very pleasing. One (really) minor nit is the oof branches on the lower left. Perhaps a smaller aperture would have got them too in focus. Nevertheless, great image and freeze.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 23, 2014 at 1:27 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Govind, I agree it would be ideal if the whole plant was in focus. But to select a smaller aperture I would have either had to lower my speed (you need a lot of speed to get these guys in flight which is what I was trying to do) or increased my iso - above iso 1600 I don't like the results nearly as much.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 23, 2014 at 2:54 PM

A pose that you can only wish for...... These birds keep amazing me, should come over someday and see them for myself. Excellent job ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 24, 2014 at 11:47 AM

Sweet shot of this Cardinal Nate. Great details in the bird, nice pose with the wing & tail feathers spread out. The bg is perfect too.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 27, 2014 at 8:40 PM

Great timing Nate! Love the wing position and the perch is cool to boot.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM

Beautifully sharp Nate. I saw an article on that place - amazing. There's certainly nothing like that over here.

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