Northern Cardinal

© Heather Loewenhardt

Northern Cardinal

Uploaded: February 04, 2012

Description

I have a hard time finding cardinals to photograph at home so go figure I can find them in Maui HI. This little guy was helping himself to a drink of water.
Canon EF 70-200mm with 1.4 extender f/9 1/640 sec ISO 250

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 210.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Tiia Vissak February 05, 2012

great colors & details! #1441334

Inge Linden February 05, 2012

Beautiful picture of the bird.Excellent job! #9965883

Ellen Hodges February 05, 2012

Beautiful light and gorgeous detail, Heather!! #9965972

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 05, 2012

These are challenging subjects - Excellent capture Heather! #9965991

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 05, 2012

Excellent details and perfect capture, Heather. #9966011

Neal D. Hatcher February 05, 2012

Fantastic capture of this Beautiful bird #9966038

Gord MacEachern February 05, 2012

Fantastic capture Heather, perfectly captured!!
Surprise for me that they are located there. #9966074

Monnie Ryan February 05, 2012

He's a beauty, Heather! #9966172

Robert R. Goodman February 05, 2012

Hi Heather,I'm going to try and get out and shoot some Cardinals this spring.Fantastic capture!!!! #9966356

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 05, 2012

Love that lens with the 1.4 and 2.0 extender. I have not done much bird photography but just got 3 Nat. Geo book on birds. Usually takes a 400 to 500 lens and you did a great job. #9966793

Carol L. Fowler February 05, 2012

You can't find them because they are all around my feeder! LOL! But you managed to find a beauty there in Hawaii! #9967026

Barbara Waldoch February 05, 2012

Wonderful capture, Heather! #9967088

Nancy L. Green level-classic February 06, 2012

VERY BEAUTIFUL Heather!! You should come for a visit, we have tons of these gorgeous bird around here. <>< #9968139

Tammy Espino February 06, 2012

Wonderful capture and I thought they just stayed where it was cold :) #9968584

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 06, 2012

Colors, detail, clarity, lighting, textures, & comp make for a winning image, Heather! Masterful & beautiful work, as always! #9968950

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