Carson comes for a portrait

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Male Northern Cardinal

If you wish, it might come true!

No sooner did I hope “maybe next time?” Carson might pose for a full portrait session, then up he flew to a nearby perch the very next day. Close enough to fill almost half the frame. Braving my huge telephoto for a whole six seconds, pausing just long enough in each position for me to fire off a fully focused shot at a relatively low ISO.

Personally I love his glaring expression in portrait #2, below. Which is YOUR favorite? Please zoom in to check out his beautiful plumage, then let me know your choice in a comment. THANKS!

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Young male Cardinal
Second in a collection of five photographs
Male Northern Cardinal
Third in a collection of five photographs, capturing a young male Northern Cardinal
Male Northern Cardinal
Fourth in a collection of five photographs
Carson’s Portrait, #5 of five
Fifth in a collection of five, portraying a newly matured male Cardinal in all his glory.

Published by Arthur P. Johnson

Arthur P. Johnson is an award-winning creative professional with 30+ years of experience in advertising, product development, screen writing, and television and web production. He has loved photography all his adult life and now he's doing it all the time. It's exciting, exhausting and scary, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

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