Northern Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 201571 views4 comments

A male Northern Cardinal was perched on a branch of one of my plum trees recently. I was able to get a decent shot of him as he rested.

Thanks for looking. Comments are appreciated.

Nikon D7100, 270mm @ f5.6, ISO 250, 1/2000 sec.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on March 4, 2015 at 11:41 PM

Beautiful shot Charles. Great pose, light, perch. The diagonal lines in the background are a bit distracting but not a big deal.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 6, 2015 at 7:05 AM

Its so easy to blow the reds on these guys -- but looks rally nice

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Comment posted by Charles Rose on March 6, 2015 at 1:18 PM

Thank you Jim and Scott. I was pleased to see the feather pattern in the image. I've never noticed it in a cardinal's feathers before.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 6, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Real nice Charles. The feather detail is great, nice background and the square crop works too. Colors look very natural. Well done!

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