Winter Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted November 25, 20153,503 views11 comments

This is the mate of the female in my last post. It was 20 degrees out and the first snow fall of the season. I managed to get several nice shots this Cardinal couple. Eventually my fingers got cold and I went home. I liked the pose and the feel of winter this image conveys.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
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Canon 70D
Canon 400mm 5.6
1/1250
f/7.1
Aperture Priority
ISO 400
HH
Processed with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 26, 2015 at 12:08 AM

Superb job on the Cardinal, Steve. I like the berry dropping down from above. My only nit is the oof ice covered twig coming in from the right that partially obscures the second berry and almost touches the Cardinal.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 26, 2015 at 12:47 AM

Steve,

up to now I was only able to photograph this nice bird once many years ago in Tucson, AZ.

I like this image and Dennis said already more or less what I tink as well.

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 26, 2015 at 9:53 AM

Good job handling the reds -- like the grey background

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM

Tempted to write the same as at the female's post, except for the 'subtle' part. Great species, dito image ! Well done Steve, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Marella on November 26, 2015 at 11:50 AM

Beautuful shot, Steve. Nice job on the reds. Whenever I get a chance to photo a cardinal the reds seem to be screaming hot. The branch near his shoulder can be nipped a bit, but that's not a big deal overall. Great job!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 142 Posts, 862 Comments

Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on November 26, 2015 at 7:17 PM

Great shot. Being born and raised in the east, I miss this beautiful songbird out here in central California. devil

Registered on May 1, 2009, 652 Posts, 762 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 27, 2015 at 2:05 PM

Beautiful winter Cardinal Steve! Love the head turn, snowy perch, berry more or less the same color as the bird. Ideally that oof limb wouldn't obscure the other berry and intersect with the bird but that's a very, very small distraction in an otherwise wonderful scene, captured perfectly. devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on November 28, 2015 at 11:28 AM

Excellent work Steve. Love the winter setting and the red berries. Nice head turn, the image is sharp and nicely framed.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on November 28, 2015 at 8:08 PM

Looks like a classic winter scene. Xmas card perfect. Nice the way the berry echoes the plumage.

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 28, 2015 at 8:49 PM

You did well with this unique opportunity capturing beautiful portraits of both cardinals.

Excellent Work Steve!

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 23, 2015 at 4:09 PM

Hey Steve,
I wish this image was in my gallery, it would make the perfect Holiday Card for this season, beautiful details and color.
Hope you and your family have a great Christmas . . . devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments