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05-31-2009, 02:44 AM
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Chasing a hyper cardinal in Louisville
Back a few weeks ago when we were at the Louisville zoo, I saw this cardinal flitting about in this thicket off to the side of the walking trail and I left my family to move on ahead a little bit while I tried to capture this bird. The thing would not for the life of it, stay still. I must have chased this thing for at least ten minutes just trying to get it to stay still in a place that had enough light and was open to the camera.....of course, it would flit away just as the focusing got tight. I am sure that a few muttered exasperated expletives slipped my tongue during the whole ordeal. I never ever really got a clean crisp photo of the cardinal. The focusing was always a tad off and perhaps that the camera was being handheld and I was in a rush before he flew again, but these are the best I could muster this time around.
   
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05-31-2009, 05:59 AM
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Very cool image... They are such pretty birds. I have never seen one in real life. Nice work!
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05-31-2009, 06:05 AM
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she's really a beauty and worth chasing! well done!
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05-31-2009, 12:17 PM
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05-31-2009, 12:22 PM
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He was playing you Patrick .. they're very aware birds .. We have a pair nesting in our back yard, 4;15 charlie we call them .. very vocal every pre-dawn .. really like what you've shared ..
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05-31-2009, 12:33 PM
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Love the contrasty colors.. He is just soooo beautiful.. ( I guess I love red.. :P)
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05-31-2009, 01:49 PM
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Really nice work Patrick . I love the colours. You did really well under difficult circumstances. Birds seem to fly away from me as soon as I reach for my camera. Guess I'll stick to flowers !!
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05-31-2009, 02:07 PM
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Looks like you got some great shots even if he wasn't a willing model. Great job!
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05-31-2009, 02:08 PM
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Nice narravtive explaining the shots ( I always like that ) .. and your captures are good .. I also recently had one in my lense and I know what you mean, they twitch and move constanly. You got some nice photos of one.. great color
Vin
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05-31-2009, 04:07 PM
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Nice captures of a beautiful bird. The cardinal is the state bird here in Illinois. We have a couple of mating pairs that live around our place. Have yet to get shots of them like yours, though. Very nice and thanks for sharing.
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