Autumn Cardinal Recipe

Gallery: AvianPosted November 19, 20071,645 views17 comments

Recipe...

- Take one bag of seed.
- Find area with trees and shrubs for cover.
- Sprinkle seed on ground.
- Repeat the next few days, as birds find food site.
- Return, spreading a liberal cover of fallen leaves on top of the seed, making the seed invisible.
- Park car 15 feet away, and wait.
- Bring sugary snacks, the kind your wife won't let you eat at home.
- Kick back, and click shutter at appropriate time.

Amazing how easy it can be sometimes...

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Kyle Quattromani on November 19, 2007 at 10:18 PM

Nice.....I may have to try this. Sounds like I might be able to reel some nice birds in close enough for my 300mm lens.

Beautiful bird!!

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on November 19, 2007 at 10:22 PM

Great recipe. Certainly an unusual presentation of a Cardinal. I like the environmental perspective.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on November 19, 2007 at 10:23 PM

Kyle...There should be a thread where people post their "staged" shots, and tell how they did it. I know there's one heck of a lot of them that get posted, although perhaps their secrets don't!!

Certainly something to try with a shorter lens. I fall in that category as well, as my 400 5.6L isn't as long as the 500mm most people seem to use here, and I can't use a tele-extender with it nearly as easily as you can with the 500mm, due to loss of auto focus.

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Comment posted by Ray Sanchez on November 20, 2007 at 12:22 AM

Sweet shot, Terry. Good technique to bring them closer,since we both have same setup.

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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on November 20, 2007 at 12:43 AM

It certainly worked and yes, I am sure there are many that set their shots up. Well done Terry and thanks for the tips.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on November 20, 2007 at 1:48 AM

Nice clean shot, Terry. The only suggestion that I have would be to put the snacks at the top of the list.

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Comment posted by G.Michael Himmelre on November 20, 2007 at 5:07 AM

Great shot.Do you think the recipe would work with donuts?

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Comment posted by David Sparks on November 20, 2007 at 6:36 AM

I don't know if I like the recipe better than the picture or vice versa! But I really like the photo.
David Sparks

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on November 20, 2007 at 10:57 AM

Very nice, Terry. And thanks for sharing the "recipe".

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 20, 2007 at 12:25 PM

Great detail and pose Terry. Recipe too.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 20, 2007 at 6:14 PM

Terry, thanks for the recipe, if I double it, do I get two birds at once?

This is a lovely image of this cardinal, I love the color contrast between the brown leaves and the reds of the bird. I also love the cocky turn of the head!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 20, 2007 at 7:36 PM

Great cardinal Terry.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Whum on November 20, 2007 at 8:12 PM

Lovely shot of the cardinal. The reds look good. Nice lighting, pose and such a complementary background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 20, 2007 at 8:51 PM

Nice image as posted.

Many thanks for the honesty in disclosing How You Did It. I've been advocating that here and elsewhere for years and this is a good example of helping educate everyone else.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on November 21, 2007 at 12:04 AM

You sure nailed that one, I wouldn't change a thing (except maybe for salty snacks).

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Comment posted by Neil Losin on November 21, 2007 at 8:35 PM

I love the recipe! Great shot, Terry. I think I need to try this when I'm back East for Christmas...

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 27, 2007 at 2:46 AM

Yeah! Way to go Terry!

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