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Male Northern Cardinal
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Male Northern Cardinal

by David Hemmings

Gallery: AvianPosted February 15, 20074,303 views54 comments
One of my first images of a Male Northern Cardinal.

Canon 1D MK 11 N / Canon 500 f4 IS / 1/1250th @ f5.6 ISO 400 / handheld

Comments

54 comments
Comment posted by Jasper Doest on February 15, 2007 at 7:20 AM
This is extraordinary! Never saw anything like this! :eek: :eek: :eek:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 371 Posts, 2101 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Maples on February 15, 2007 at 7:24 AM
Extremely impressive!!! It took me a year to get a good shot of one sitting still! Awesome shot.
Registered on January 4, 2005, 285 Posts, 731 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ennis on February 15, 2007 at 7:44 AM
Amazing! Great job! :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 118 Posts, 422 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Miller on February 15, 2007 at 7:58 AM
Amazing imge David! :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2003, 44 Posts, 368 Comments
Comment posted by David C. Kelly on February 15, 2007 at 8:03 AM
Super capture of a beautiful bird, David. I can't get one just sitting still and you have one in a magnificent flight mode. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 1, 2006, 24 Posts, 270 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Streifel on February 15, 2007 at 8:37 AM
Unbelievable :eek: This is so great. Way to go David. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 8, 2006, 77 Posts, 886 Comments
Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on February 15, 2007 at 8:54 AM
Cool! You rarely see images of cardinals in flight. :toast:
Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Grey on February 15, 2007 at 8:56 AM
That's a killer! :eek:
Registered on December 2, 2003, 144 Posts, 2069 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 15, 2007 at 9:18 AM
My :eek: My!!! Killer shot David!!!

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Page on February 15, 2007 at 9:32 AM
what the ... a cardinal flight shot? :toast:
Registered on January 18, 2007, 52 Posts, 166 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on February 15, 2007 at 9:34 AM
Cool flight shot! :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Tim McIntyre on February 15, 2007 at 9:35 AM
Awesome David ,never seen a flight shot of a cardinal :toast:
Registered on August 19, 2006, 85 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Jose Suro on February 15, 2007 at 9:48 AM
I love this image. Crystal clear with great background and flight pose. Excellent!

Jose
Registered on June 24, 2006, 267 Posts, 2273 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 15, 2007 at 9:53 AM
WHAT A KILLER SHOT!!! :eek: :jump: :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Ludwick on February 15, 2007 at 10:02 AM
All I can say is WOW. Excellent action and a great subject.

Bob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 51 Posts, 407 Comments
Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on February 15, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Wow! This is a really amazing shot David. Way to go! :toast:
Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments
Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on February 15, 2007 at 11:11 AM
Awesome image, David. Super job just capturing him in flight but the pose, seed in mouth and bg are unbelievable.
Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments
Comment posted by Mack Barham on February 15, 2007 at 11:38 AM
SUper shot - I would like a little more room in front but that is minor! :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 12, 2005, 537 Posts, 1107 Comments
Comment posted by richard ettlinger on February 15, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Sweet shot Dave!!!!! :toast: :toast:
Registered on June 17, 2004, 377 Posts, 1565 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Linstead on February 15, 2007 at 11:56 AM
In the words of Palmer : "You gotta be *%&$ing kidding me!" ;)

Awesome shot David!

Scott
Registered on March 25, 2006, 144 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 15, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Wow :wink: What a beautiful capture. I really like the pose, the detail, the background. Very, very nice :toast:
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by David Kjaer on February 15, 2007 at 1:28 PM
W :eek: W

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments
Comment posted by Neil Losin on February 15, 2007 at 4:19 PM
Hi David,

I love the BG here, pose is great too. Fantastic stuff! As others have mentioned, I think this is the first cardinal-in-flight shot I've seen. Congrats :)

Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments
Comment posted by Kenneth Foote on February 15, 2007 at 4:59 PM
Amazing shot, I love Cardinals,especially this one :toast:
Registered on February 12, 2007, 15 Posts, 38 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on February 15, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Having recovered from being totally speechless all I can think of now is "Wow!".

It's one thing to get a nice shot of a Cardinal. Trying to get a shot in flight? Forget about it. They don't fly level, constantly jerking about. But, you've got yourself an in-flight shot. And not one that is merely acceptable -- but really outstanding.

And then I read your techs on this and see that you pulled this off with a humongous piece of glass. Impressive. Handheld? Unreal.
:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 15, 2007 at 7:04 PM
Well you can stop shooting cardinals because I can't imagine getting any better than this! :wink:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on February 15, 2007 at 7:11 PM
Yikes! :eek:
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 15, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Awesome shot!! :toast:
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Backlund on February 15, 2007 at 7:55 PM
Absolutely incredible! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments
Comment posted by Joe Vincent on February 15, 2007 at 8:34 PM
Oh man, this is a WOW shot David! Not only in the fact that it's a Cardinal in flight, but the techs are on and the background is awesome! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 16, 2005, 69 Posts, 792 Comments
Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on February 15, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Beauty ! Nicely captuerd action. :wavey:
Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments
Comment posted by Satie Sharma on February 15, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Fantastic shot, David! :eek: :toast:
Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments
Comment posted by John Zimmerman on February 15, 2007 at 10:46 PM
What a great shot. Up until now I was happy just getting a shot of one sitting still. You have set a new goal for me. Well done.

John Zimmerman
www.pbase.com/zimmanj
Registered on April 3, 2005, 0 Posts, 1 Comments
Comment posted by Helge Sorensen on February 16, 2007 at 1:54 AM
Very impressive David, might be a common bird, but what a BG, and shooting technique :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 186 Posts, 1526 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 16, 2007 at 3:18 AM
Great capture David :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 16, 2007 at 3:26 AM
:eek: :eek: :eek: Unbelievable! It's hard to even hope for a shot like that much less accomplish it! :jump:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Kraus on February 16, 2007 at 7:10 AM
WOW!!! :toast: Was flash used taking this photo?
Mark K
Registered on November 18, 2003, 52 Posts, 83 Comments
Comment posted by David Hemmings on February 16, 2007 at 7:33 AM
Hi Mark, thanks. No flash, I did lighten it in ps with levels and curves :wavey:
Registered on May 26, 2006, 178 Posts, 1680 Comments
Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on February 16, 2007 at 9:13 AM
Wow!! That is incredible!! :toast:
Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on February 16, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Simply amazing!!!! Great capture and I love the background too.
Registered on June 14, 2005, 147 Posts, 1550 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 16, 2007 at 11:44 AM
Truly remarkable David :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on February 22, 2005, 129 Posts, 4739 Comments
Comment posted by Sanford Dickerson on February 16, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Very impressive. Don't I WISH I could get a shot like this! :toast:
Registered on December 29, 2005, 19 Posts, 75 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 16, 2007 at 5:42 PM
David: I'm not a bird guy but this is exceptional. Spectacular shot. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Mullen on February 16, 2007 at 6:40 PM
Amazing!
Registered on June 4, 2006, 133 Posts, 1056 Comments
Comment posted by Harsi S. Parker on February 17, 2007 at 2:53 AM
Like everyone else, I'm a bit in awe of this shot...can't come up with any superlatives that haven't already been used without breaking-out a thesaurus though! I am a little surprised that 45 comments later and no one else was itching to ask you what created that marvelous gradation in the background! Was it OOF foliage, the side of a building, a sunset...WHAT?!!
Registered on January 27, 2007, 8 Posts, 360 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 19, 2007 at 8:21 AM
Amazing capture David. Great work, Congrats on the well deserved EP.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Scholl on February 19, 2007 at 10:06 AM
Wow - Great shot! :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 7, 2003, 43 Posts, 132 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 19, 2007 at 6:12 PM
David,

I saw this right after you posted it, and was simply awe struck.

Great photography!

-PB
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Zimic on February 20, 2007 at 6:38 AM
Simply the most amazing Cardinal image I've ever seen. Awesome background too. Congrats on the EP.
Registered on November 23, 2003, 176 Posts, 727 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on February 21, 2007 at 8:16 AM
Congrats on the pick David, this shot certainly deserves it! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on February 22, 2007 at 7:41 AM
Amazing capture - congratulations.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on February 26, 2007 at 6:19 PM
I don't do birds for a reason, and this image is one of the reasons, super :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 7, 2009 at 7:10 PM
This is a wonderful photograph. Absolutely well done in ever regard.
Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on August 8, 2011 at 5:00 AM
Brilliant capture David! :^)
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments