Cardinal--After the Rain
Uploaded: January 26, 2009
Taken after a rain shower on 1-24-09 at 10:38 a.m. through an open window (minus the screen) in my bedroom.
Camera: matrix, Tv, ISO auto (800), no flash, no tripod, Canon 55-250 IS lens set at 250mm, 1/80, f/5.6
Edited with Picasa 3: manual crop, auto contrast
Contest: Animals (January 2009)
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 250.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Dominick M. Dimacale January 26, 2009
Great animal image here, Johnnie.Dominick #1073817
Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 26, 2009
Thank you, Dominick! Cardinals are so skittish, especially the males, which makes them hard to photograph. So, I was really glad to get this shot. #7089445Anna Mary Ellerbee January 26, 2009
He IS beautiful!! Great shot! He just stands out in the midst of all the winter starkness. #7089910Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 26, 2009
Thanks, Anna Mary. I think he saw me, but decided to hang around a few more seconds, which gave me time to snap the photo. #7089935Sherry J. Kunde January 26, 2009
Good one Johnnie. Sharp and colorful. Nice DOF here as well. #7090887Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 26, 2009
Thanks, Sherry! Looks like the cardinals were willing to pose over the weekend, because you got a pretty shot, too! #7091570Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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