A Pretty Young Lady

Female Northern Cardinal in (finally!) some nice light. 135L through the glass ...

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Ooh, my favourite lady of them all and you captured her beautifully. Lovely shots, Dave.

Hard to choose a favorite amongst the first 3 Dave, they're all extremely nice.
She must have known you were there because she modelled very nicely for you.

very nice shots Dave

really pretty lady!! just think you have a bit of noise, but besides that you have a great shot!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #13738165
Ooh, my favourite lady of them all and you captured her beautifully. Lovely shots, Dave.

Thank you. quite a compliment coming from such a great birder! Appreciate it.

dave

CamFan01 wrote in post #13738869
Hard to choose a favorite amongst the first 3 Dave, they're all extremely nice.
She must have known you were there because she modelled very nicely for you.

Thank you. And yeah, right through the window from about 6 feet. Not sure how well they can see me through the window. If I keep still it doesn't seem to bother them.

dave

kmunroe wrote in post #13741899
very nice shots Dave

Thank you K. We get one sunny day every 2 weeks during winter months in NE Ohio ... whether we need it or not!

dave

Black3agle wrote in post #13741910
really pretty lady!! just think you have a bit of noise, but besides that you have a great shot!

Agree. It's my processing. I realize the trick is selective sharpening, but not yet up on that trick. ISO setting was probably only 320 so I've sharpened the BG into a noise situation.

Plus, my computer is struggling with storage space for very large files. These were exported to Flickr at no larger than 500k file size. They are ripping sharp and noise free as 1.5 - 2MB sized files as exported from PSE7 after processing.

Thanks for your observation ... and a good one at that.

dave

snyderman wrote in post #13742981
Thank you K. We get one sunny day every 2 weeks during winter months in NE Ohio ... whether we need it or not!

dave

Yes sir, know that sun schedule well. You did an excellent job with her. It looks like she is a pro at modeling!!

nice series, Dave

Pretty is right Dave... I think the males are stunning, but the females have such beautiful hues... nicely done.


Dave

Great shots Dave..! I'd be thrilled if I could convince her into my backyard..

Female cardinals have such subtle coloring, hard to capture (for me, anyway) and you captured her perfectly.

dgraham329 wrote in post #13743769
nice series, Dave

Thank you!

dbriz wrote in post #13743898
Pretty is right Dave... I think the males are stunning, but the females have such beautiful hues... nicely done.

Yes and with varying amount of reds/orange. Not sure if it's a 1st year vs mature thing but some can be a bit more colorful than others.


Dave

hckydad wrote in post #13743934
Great shots Dave..! I'd be thrilled if I could convince her into my backyard..

As soon as the weather turns really winterish, more come. Most I've counted around the feeders at any given time has been 4 pair males/females.

zoebird wrote in post #13745748
Female cardinals have such subtle coloring, hard to capture (for me, anyway) and you captured her perfectly.

Thanks. And thanks for finally some GOOD light. These were fairly early in the morning on a rare sunny day in NE Ohio.