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Cardinal Flight

© Howard B. Cheek

Cardinal Flight

Uploaded: August 07, 2010

Description

First year female Cardinal, with her beak just beginning to change color..
F/8,1/3200th, ISO 800, Canon 1D Mark III, 300mm f/2.8 lens & natural light around 6:00pm. Clear, sunny, and HOT! :)

Comments

Liz blahh August 07, 2010

Great capture! #1295800

JoAnn L. McCleeary level-classic August 07, 2010

Amazing image, Howard. #8811942

Hosey M. Harrell III level-classic August 07, 2010

Fantastic image, with great color and detail. Nice work, Howard!

#8812053

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic August 07, 2010

Beautiful capture in motion....I am trying to get hummingbirds!! They are fast! Is this hand held? Great work! #8812168

Howard B. Cheek August 07, 2010

I use tripod for all these bird flight shots Shelly.
Thanx for your kind words! #8812200

Phyllis H. Burchett August 08, 2010

Awesome capture, you are the master at these Howard! It is very HOT here too! #8813453

Carol L. Fowler August 09, 2010

Another awesome capture! I seem to say that a lot! #8816497

Dianna Murphy September 06, 2010

Thanks for sharing your settings. I was surprised at the 800 ISO but I see where its necessary to get your F8.

An extraordinary image. A winner Howard. #8885004


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