Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cardinal

NORTHERN CARDINAL (CARDINALIS CARDINALIS), EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 7, 2012

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF) with 1.5x Kenko converter (450mm total)
1/640 sec. f10
ISO 1600

A handsome pair of cardinals calls our backyard home, but getting good photos of them is frustrating. They don't perch or feed on the deck railing for long, but seem to suffer from the same helter-skelter attention deficit disorder that our sparrows do. One has to wait patiently with the long lens and grab a quick shot before the subject is gone. Next time I'll get him when his crest is erect.

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