Red-crested Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 201332,767 views17 comments

A photo for the season. I had the wonderful opportunity this October to explore the Ibera Marshes of Argentina for the first time. It would be difficult for me to describe my experience in just a few words, but it was nothing short of incredible. Thanks Nate!!!

Canon MKIV, 600mm & 1.4x, 1/2000, f9, ISO 800, manual exposure setting with the use of spot meter.

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

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17 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 17, 2013 at 7:14 PM

What a beauty Ken, very nice.
Techs look excellent, love this comp!

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Comment posted by David Bogener on December 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM

Ken, Cool species well captured. Sharp with a nice head turn. Dave

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 17, 2013 at 9:06 PM

Love the colors and the diagonal of the branch. His beautiful red head turned just right is great!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 17, 2013 at 9:11 PM

Real nice comp and a beautiful bird. Perfect for the season. I like this a lot! Sharon

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 17, 2013 at 9:12 PM

Very nice image. Love the pose and perch. The reds in the smaller version of the image are very saturated. The ones in the larger version look less saturated. I'm guessing you have two different color profiles embedded in the images (or don't have one embedded in the smaller version)

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 17, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Beautiful bird and very nice image of it Ken. Never seen this species of cardinal, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 18, 2013 at 12:31 AM

I've only seen this species in Hawai'i. Great to see a shot on its natural turf. Minor nit: the color profile is different in the 500px and 720px images.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 18, 2013 at 12:31 AM

Wow, gorgeous bird!
Excellent detail, as usual, and nice pose, perch, and comp. Hope I get there one day...
Sandy

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on December 18, 2013 at 5:22 AM

Lovely pose and composition Ken.
I always struggle to get detail in my reds but you have done a great job, expecially on the larger version.
Would it have been possible to rescue any detail from the underside of the tail feathers?

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 18, 2013 at 7:07 AM

Beautiful bird very nicely composed. Most have been a wonderful trip and great fun Ken.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on December 18, 2013 at 8:00 AM

Very nice. I've been chasing this guy in my area, but I could not get a photo of it yet.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 18, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Incredible species, perched on a nice branch ! Great !Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 18, 2013 at 1:13 PM

Beautiful image, Ken. Excellent pose and I really like the angled perch. My only nit is the bare end of the branch projecting from the end of the greenery. I think it kind of distracts from the rest of the image.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 18, 2013 at 6:32 PM

Excellent detail and a great pose!

Ray

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on December 19, 2013 at 5:55 AM

Ken, this is a great image. I like the detail, especially that you used f9 and kept the perch in focus rather than blurring it out away from the Cardinal.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 19, 2013 at 3:05 PM

Great detail in the reds here Ken, nice dof. The Ibera is as good as it gets for bird photography.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 19, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Wonderful setting and head turn Ken

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