Northern Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted February 3, 2011134 views7 comments

I really liked the perch, the pose and surrounding vegetation on this male cardinal. Photographed at a private ranch in South Texas late Saturday afternoon. We were losing light and had to bump up my ISO.

Canon 7D, f2.8, SS 125, ISO 1000, Aperture priority using Tripod

Comments greatly appreciated in advance.

Carlos Escamilla
Laredo Tx

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 3, 2011 at 4:04 PM

Love the comp Carlos, but wish the very tip of the perch branch did not meet the left of the frame. A bit more there would be nice IMO. Nice habitat and BG and the head turn is perfect. Good sharpness and detail.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on February 3, 2011 at 4:10 PM

good comp my only nit is about the OOF branch it capture my eyes before the cardinal.

Luca

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Beautiful pose from this guy, with nice side/backlighting. I like the perch too! Just a little more room L and some more on the bottom would help, but still very nice as posted! Sharon

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 3, 2011 at 6:15 PM

Nice results for the ISO. I agree about a small shift in framing; perhaps you have some more space that was cropped away?

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 3, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Carlos , this is just excellent. I to wish for a little more room on the left. The oof branch does not bother me at all.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 4, 2011 at 7:12 AM

Carlos,

I like the pose of the cardinal and the look back over the shoulder it appears to be giving you. The comp presented is ok but I think it could be strnger by having a little more room on the left side & bottom and remove a bit from the right side of the frame.

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 4, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Very nice capture as it is!

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