Northern Cardinal

Posted by Harvey Edelman on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:14 am

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Canon EOS 1D
Tripod
550EX
Sigma 50-500mm.
ISO 400
Evaluative Metering
E-TTL -1/3
F5.6 @ 1/100 Sec.

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by fredcor on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:17 am

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Very nice. You really captured the colours here, lovely red and greens.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:32 am

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Excellent shot Harvey! wonderful colour and detail.

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by LHays on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:39 am

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Well, Harvey....you have quite a handsome dude here. Just one of several birds that I see at my feeders every day....and yet have a good image. This one is very nice. The only thing that I would prefer would be not to see the seeds and/or a different perch.

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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:46 am

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LHays wrote: The only thing that I would prefer would be not to see the seeds and/or a different perch.

So would I

but this is one of the few skittish birds in Florida and they're usually gone in a heartbeat

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by Bill Whala on Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:52 am

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Excellent image of this bird. The image seems a little washed out on this monitor. It looks like it needs a slight contrast adjustment.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:20 am

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A very nice shot although I do think there is a bit too much space on top which a crop could easily take care of. If this Cardinal comes to this post for seed regularly, you may be able to set-up a perch a few feet from it that the bird stages on prior to going to the seed and get some really nice pictures on a natural perch with no feed.

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by Peterh on Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:53 am

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EJ is spot on of course.

Love the cardinal though.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:56 am

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Harvey, One way that has worked for me is to attach a small perch to the stump and cover the seed with cardboard. Cut a small hole in the middle of the cardboard so the cardinal can see the seed. He will hesitate to land on the cardboard and should land on the perch to check things out first.

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by Marc Oliver on Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:57 am

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A natural perch would really make this sing. Beautiful bird though.

Alan: Thanks for the tip!

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by Larsen on Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:22 pm

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I'll second what EJ said, with an added get the same BG! The OOF pattern & color in the BG is great.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:10 pm

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Harvey,

Very nice shot. This is a good looking specimen with beautiful colors. Definitely worth a try to attach a perch to the post. nice work.

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by AlexC on Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:05 pm

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Just a Little more midtones for me, that's all it needs
Wonderful capture as well, lovely bird to boot!!!
Congrats!!

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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Jan 08, 2004 6:12 pm

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On top of what the others have said, I love the intense red in this image. Very nice Harvey!

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by BrianS on Thu Jan 08, 2004 7:11 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote:A very nice shot although I do think there is a bit too much space on top which a crop could easily take care of. If this Cardinal comes to this post for seed regularly, you may be able to set-up a perch a few feet from it that the bird stages on prior to going to the seed and get some really nice pictures on a natural perch with no feed.

This is exactly how I handle the cardinals in my yard.
Love the colors and what a handsome dude.

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