Cardinal

[Troy Lim]

I have been working on my feeders in the backyard. These two days, I have noticed a pair of Cardinals hanging around near the feeders, constantly calling in the morning and evening. After some observation, I discovered that they were trying to get this juvenile to learn how to fly. This youngster was jumping in the bushes near my setup in the backyard. With the parents constantly coming to feed at the feeders, this youngster finally followed and landed on one of the perches that I have setup for the song birds. Hid behind a blind, added filled flash.


Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely adorable, Troy. Love the colors, the details, the face only a mother could love. The perch works extremely well and even the square crop works here.

[jack williamson]

Excellent flash work Troy. Great perch and BG, the chick is very sharp.

Jack

[Joe Senzatimore]

Wonderful image. can't believe this will grow up to be so beautiful. On a tech. note , I might just tone down the BG a bit as it seems very bright.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the sharpness, the details and excellent exposure. Excellent use of flash. I think the background is a bit too uniform, but that a personal taste.

[dankearl]

A very cool unique photo of this chick. I have never seen one before.
Very well done.

[Mark Itol]

Great work with the flash, Troy. Excellent detail and nice perch.

[arash_hazeghi]

what a cute chick ;)

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colours.

[Melissa Groo]

Great use of fill flash, Troy. Really like the image design, colors and perch. Nice job.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Troy I just love this. At first i was thinkin what the heck is that chick doin up there? Great story and congratulations on getting such a great opportunity and capturing it with honors.