Thursday, March 6, 2008

Red Poofball

I went outside because I could hear a bunch of crows, but found this little guy in the yard instead. We've always had a multitude of Cardinals around our house. They're such pretty birds. It was a bit chilly outside today, and I don't think this little guy could have poofed up any fuller to keep warm. I was able to get remarkably close to the bush he was in before he got nervous and flew away.
I like this picture better, but I didn't get his tail in the picture, so it's not as strong of an image. Must pay attention to details!

Techie Corner
Even though I was able to get pretty close to him, I still had my "big lens" zoomed out to 480mm digital equivalent. It wasn't feasible to use a tripod, so there was no way to get super sharp pictures with that kind of zoom.
Shot at 1/250 Sec @ F5.6, ISO 200

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