Northern Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted November 12, 20172,860 views5 comments

A common bird back east, but for me this was a life bird on a trip to NY/NJ last year.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 500 mm
1/640 at f7.1
ISO 320

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 12, 2017 at 11:51 AM

Good exposure and solid composition. Nice position for the cardinal with a good head profile.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 12, 2017 at 3:40 PM

A nice look at this Cardinal. Good job on the color without overdoing it.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 12, 2017 at 6:04 PM

Nice pose, Allen, and the fence picket makes a good perch. I like the bg.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 12, 2017 at 10:35 PM

I love this, and am so glad you got a life bird. Even though Northern Cardinals are common here they're not easy to get shots of, because they're almost always flying from place to place, especially if you get anywhere near them. I have been in my car and carefully lifted up my camera and they have seen my movement and flown away. The colors here are perfect.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on November 14, 2017 at 11:52 AM

Allen, this is a nice capture, and glad you got to check a life bird off the list. Exposure, detail and background are all nice. I like the fence post perch as well, it's different than a lot of perches we see. My only critique is that you have some masking brush stroke remnants on the crest which could easily be cleaned up.

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