Higher-Def Cardinal by bmac62
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Description
Unhappy with two earlier attempts at nailing a detailed photo of a male Northern Cardinal here is hopefully the best so far.
A few of you have pointed out that red is a difficult color to work with...I agree:)
Here are the two earlier editions:
1. Saturday's Bird
2. Monday's Bird
The tail positioning must indicate something. Does anyone know what?
Thank you all very much for your interest, comments and favorites dealing with this bird series. I'm having a blast doing it!
Bill:)
Please ZOOM...detail is significantly improved, particularly the tail feathers.
Comments (27)
moonrancher
Fantastic, Bill. Congratulations on this one!
mambo
nice bird , good capture *****
MagikUnicorn
Adorable Bird Love Cardinals..we can see some but maybe one month a year :)
MrsLubner
You really got that attitude besides the gorgeous color. Stunning work.
junge1
Great capture Bill. The tail attitude means 'Leave me alone' lol.
flavia49
fantastic!! I love Cardinals !
durleybeachbum
We have nothing this colour in the wild here. He looks as though he is saying something, he needs a speech bubble!
blinkings
He's very pretty and I bet he knows it too!
lyron
Beautiful shot!!
Fred255
Another super photo.
timtripp
excellent!
debbielove
much better! Nailed the tail feathers for sure. I think the art of taking bird pic's (He said, guessing!), is getting them side on or, face on! unlike aircraft, where the shot like 'Old Crow' is best! You need to crop or zoom so close, the smallest mistake and that's blown the picture! He said.......! Not actually knowing anything! But a great shot and i love the bird! Rob.
skipper62
Great shot, you got him good. Man-oh-man does that bird have an attitude or what? Looks like he's saying, "Hey dude, all you have here is seed, why don't you throw in a worm or two." I am the star of your picture and expect to be treated as such. Cheers SB
kansas
WOW! An excellent photo.
auntietk
Yes! That's just what I was talking about, with the red. Look at the focus on the tailfeathers, compare them to the detail on the edge of the bowl, the seeds ... see how some of that difference is attributable to dof? But the brilliant red looks totally different. By all rights, the body of the bird should be in as sharp a focus as the tailfeathers, or at least only slightly "blurred" by the shallow dof. But no! That color ... yikes! I'm totally impressed that you got as much detail as you did in his breast feathers. This is great!
sandra46
OMG! it's an amazing, stunning and terrific capture!!!!!!!!!!!Maybe the tail is a V for Victory? ;D)
jendellas
Beautiful bird, such a beautiful colour.
CavalierLady
Very nicely done, great detail on the tail feathers. With a head on pov like that, you have to make a choice where to focus, head or tail. :) If he was chirping and talking while eating, he may have been calling out to his mate to come join him, hence the posture, or if it was windy, simply a matter of regaining his balance. :)
beatoangelico
beautiful creature and lovely image..!!!
danob
Great Pose Bill as Maria says tough call often re focus but the detail and colour are perfect
goodoleboy
Stellar composition, focus, detail and fantastic red colors in this exquisite capture, Bill! Love those tail feathers! This shot confirms everything I've always wondered about the species....they do wear a mask and a bushy beard!
orig_buggy
Beautifully done
npauling
Gorgeous isn't he and what a great capture with his tail spread. I think it means that he is happy to be having a great feast.
kasalin
Stunning, dear Bill !!! Excellent capture :) 5* Hugs; Karin :)
e-brink
A superb moment!
mermaid
so many different tones of red and you cought him in an interesting pose... our woodpecker here does a similar one, before entering the food arena together with a loud chirping anouncing his presence and anouncing that it's his place now, maybe it's the same with this beautiful one
Erestorfan
No, I don't know what the tail position means...but it is an AWESOME picture!! Nice!!!