Stress Buster

Gallery: AvianPosted May 12, 2011225 views9 comments

Was going to post my first shot of a Yellowthroat Warbler taken yesterday..But this Cardinal kept calling my name.
Makes ya wanna be a bird! :)
F/8, 1/2000th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext and natural light around 11:00am. Partly cloudy.

If you would like to turn your yard into a "red zone" too, here's an article that might be helpful.
http://www.nwf.org/en/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Gardening/Archives/2006/Attracting-Backyard-Cardinals.aspx

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Wiles on May 12, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Seems you are quite adept at catching Cardinals aquatics. Intriguing action shot! Where was it taken?

~ Jeff Wiles
www.jeffwilesphotography.com

Registered on January 22, 2011, 43 Posts, 46 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 12, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Howard,
beautiful bathing shot. I love the droplets everywhere. I can see the pleasure of the bird to do that.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Beautiful,Howard. I like very much the droplets all around. Maybe the tail is too close to the border, but that's a question of taste. On my screen it seems a little too dark.

Cheers, Luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Howard, I think you have captured an image that says "FUN". I love looking at this image. The closed eyes and the patterns of the water and water drops make the shot for me.

Harry

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 12, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Some nice action and well exposed Howard. I like it as posted, but wonder what a very low angle would have looked like.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 12, 2011 at 9:48 PM

Fun, Howard. Bathing birds can provide some really neat images, and this one is great.

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

Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on May 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM

I really like how you caught this bird bathing! They are quite amusing as they travel through this ritual. Wonderful all around!

Registered on June 9, 2009, 44 Posts, 208 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 13, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Great action...birds like to have fun, too! Nice comp and colors. Sharon

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 14, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Good job getting to freeze the water droplets. Looks like the cardinal is having a lot of fun.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments