Evening Cardinal w/REPOST

Gallery: AvianPosted November 18, 2011182 views11 comments

My cardinals are back! This one has the colors of our backyard oak tree on Oct. 30th for a bg at last evening light. I wish the whole tail was showing, but am pleased mostly with the the nice soft colors here.

50D, 500mm, Iso 200, 1/30, F4 Please see LARGE version if you can and thanks for your comments.

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11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 18, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Nice pose and perch. The cardinal himself seems a bit dull - a boost in contrast and red sat would help.
Sure wish the cardnals would get this far west..really miss them from my Ohio childhood.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 19, 2011 at 8:30 AM

Nice light on the cardinal and a pleasing background. Agree with Sandy on a little boost on the contrast and saturation.

Ray

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on November 19, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Agree... some contrast added and a slight decrease in brightness. Better?

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM

I like the light and soft reds here Sharon..The pinkish tones give him a slightly "effeminate" look :)
Great BG, details, and pose, like the perch too.. The missing tail doesn't bother me.
Well done & Happy Thanksgiving!

PS - Great as posted in my book.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 19, 2011 at 4:42 PM

I too like the soft light and colors in this. The hidden tail tip is not an issue for me.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on November 19, 2011 at 5:53 PM

The lovely colors was the first thing I noticed before reading your introduction. The cardinal is a lovely pink/purple and the BG is just wonderful. I like the composition too.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on November 20, 2011 at 8:16 AM

The repost is a BIG WOOOW

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 20, 2011 at 4:52 PM

I agree - the soft colors are very appealing and I like the head turn and the perch. At first I wondered about a bit of a pink color cast since the perch in both versions seems to show that color also but since no one else has mentioned it I guess it's just me.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 20, 2011 at 7:35 PM

Love the soft light. Repost makes the most of those wonderful colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Terrific image. The repost only makes it that much better.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 23, 2011 at 12:49 AM

Such a beautiful species and found in your backyard no less, lucky you Sharon :^)

Marvelous capture, love the pose, and the repost is even better than the original, which I was already very happy with!

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