Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted February 6, 2010196 views16 comments

Another one from my first day with my new 500. If I had decreased the aperture a little a may have gotten that tail in focus, too. From window with beanbag.
50D, 500mm, Iso 400, 1/160, F5.6

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16 comments

Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 6, 2010 at 9:09 PM

That's a beauty Sharon. Well done.

Whatever the light source is to the right it does a wonderful job of illuminating the breast with a warm glow. Wish we had these beauties around here.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on February 6, 2010 at 9:25 PM

Congrats on the new lens! Looks like your putting it to good use. Nice job keeping the eyes in focus and the details sharp. Not too easy to do at 1/160sec.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 6, 2010 at 9:25 PM

Well done - you had a great first day with the new lens!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 6, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Very nice nonetheless

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM

Sharon, I love the colors in this female cardinal. The BG really sets the bird off nicely and the perch tree colors go really well with the bird and the BG bringing it all together. You were already pretty slow at 1/160s so closing up even more really was not an option, as with the 50D you would not have wanted to go above ISO 400 given the noise that would produced. You did well with your techs here IMO.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on February 6, 2010 at 9:52 PM

Well done. Nice feather detail in the chest and nice sharp focus in the eye.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 6, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Sharon, nice subject very well-captured!
Great feather detail, and nice framing by the branches.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on February 6, 2010 at 11:37 PM

Beautiful shot, Sharon. I like the pose, setting and detail. The larger version is great.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 6, 2010 at 11:38 PM

A cardinal's presence just brightens up any winter day. Lovely shot Sharon!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 7, 2010 at 1:11 AM

Really nice, Sharon. I can see that you will be a force to be reckoned with having that new lens. It seems that the majority of the sharp focus is in front of the bird as the perch is pretty sharp on the left side, while the feet of the bird are soft. I would try to focus farther back a little more to get more of the bird in sharp focus. If you had increased the aperture your shutter speed would have dropped pretty low.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 7, 2010 at 6:38 AM

Sharon,

I like the light in this image and I like the bird's pose.

You really didn't have much of a choice about aperture given the slow shutter speed, but I don't mind her tail not being in focus.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on February 7, 2010 at 8:54 AM

I really like the perch in this, Sharon. Great lines and detail. Ron

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Comment posted by Sally King on February 7, 2010 at 10:49 AM

I love her colors and alert pose. Nice smooth background too.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 7, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Very nice image - I don't have any problem with the DOF on the tail here in such a fine shot.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Gee, this is a beauty. Looks like you are really making the most of the new lens! I really like the composition, nicely balanced bird/perch. The simple taupe coloration of the background and perch suits the bird to a tee and allows the subtle oranges of the bird to have more impact. I don't mind the tail not being totally in focus.

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on February 9, 2010 at 2:56 AM

I always love this bird cause we do not have in Thailand.

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