Cardinal pictures (4)...

JoanMN

14 years ago

they've been so co-operative this year.

Male cardinal on a branch.

Female on branch.

Cardinal in grass.

and finally...last year, we saw for the first time, a male cardinal feed a seed to a female (part of courting). I never was able to get a shot until yesterday, not a good one, but I did get one off!

All with Canon Digital Rebel 400D and Canon 70-200mm F4.0L IS lens.

JoanMN/FL

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lindajewell
14 years ago
Very nice! Love them all but the last one is so very cool, great capture!!!
rcnaylor
14 years ago
I second Linda. Great shots Joan. I like the one in the grass best. It really captures him in all his bravado.
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summerwine
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yay! i love how they both look like they're smilin'...the last pix is too cute!
andrevson
14 years ago
Very cute birds!!! last picture is great :)
minrose
14 years ago
I love em all, but especially love the first one. I wish I had more opportunities to see Cardinals, thanks for sharing.
pfmastin
14 years ago
Joan,
These are wonderful. Thanks for posting them for us to see. I'd love to be able to take these kinds of photos of birds.

Are these shots (especially the second one) straight out of the camera or is there any post processing?

I have a Nikon D80 and and hoping to find an equivalent Nikon lens that will do as well as your Canon.

Thank you for any help.
Pam
JoanMN
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14 years ago
Second one is sharpened only, in Paint Shop Pro X.
The lens I have is amazing, Unfortunately, it cost more than my camera, but it sure is worth it!
pfmastin
14 years ago
Thank you, Joan. I agree. Excellent wildlife photos....priceless! I will see what I can find from Nikon or something compatible.

Pam
david1_gardener
14 years ago
I love all those great pics. Keep posting good photos

Here is a link that might be useful: Photo Retouching

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