I photographed this male Northern Cardinal on a cold winter day here in Arkansas. This time of year when it’s cold and snowing you can attract lots of birds to bird feeders.
I had my camera and lens on a tripod while sitting in my yard near a bird feeder.
Gear:
- Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
- Lens: Canon EF500mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Lavaca (Arkansas)
- Date & Time Taken: January 30, 2010 (09:46 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f4.0
- Shutter speed: 1/320 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 800
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: +7/3
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4