Ain't No Cure..

Gallery: AvianPosted August 29, 20152,573 views7 comments

She's gonna raise a fuss, gonna raise a holler, wondering what she's gonna do..

Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues sad This female card's about at the end of a summer molt..

F/11, 1/400th, ISO 640, 5DM2, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext. @ 8:59am with light clouds.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 29, 2015 at 10:46 AM

I like the composition. The bird is nicely placed on the diagonal perch. Sharp detail and pleasing background. As for the molt, this too shall pass. devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 29, 2015 at 3:22 PM

Super eye contact and a great complementary bg for this bird Howard. I find it just a touch tight top and bottom. Sweet song too devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 29, 2015 at 5:55 PM

Except Spring, but we've got a ways to go for that. Wonderful palette with superb detail and perfect dof, Howard. They don't get any better done than this.

devil

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 29, 2015 at 8:16 PM

This little girl needs her nails done.......... sad

Gosh, it's sure tough on the avian crowd during molting sessions. She looks to be in excellent health from your detailed image here, Howard.

Excellent positioning with the branch leading right out of the LRHC too. Very nice indeed...... devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 30, 2015 at 6:00 AM

Looks like a worn plumage indeed .... Lovely light though ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 30, 2015 at 6:57 AM

I've had no luck with cardinals--they show up at dawn an dusk to avoid Cooper's hawks. The only male that I photographed had chunks of feathers missing on the head, undoubetedly due to a scrap or two. Good pose and the diagonal comp looks nice......................Jim

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM

This is as nice an image as I've seen from you and you have so many...

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