Winter Wonderland

Gallery: AvianPosted January 13, 2012271 views21 comments

Cardinal female during a rare snow event here in Central Texas.
F/8, 1/250th, ISO 500, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext
Cropped from a horizontal original at both ends only..
Thanx for looking and have a great weekend!

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 13, 2012 at 7:51 PM

One of my favorite subjects and you did her real proud! If you have more, it's just a little tight top and bottom...could even go portrait with this. Nice! Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM

A great look at this bird Howard. I love the BG and snow on the twigs. I like it as posted, but also wonder what it would look like in a more vertical comp.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 13, 2012 at 8:40 PM

Howard I think you are payin these guys to stick around for you. You got stock in seed??

Another great shot ,nice pose and I love the snow. Got any room on top? I'm wishing for just a tad.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 13, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Beautiful bird. I like the puffed up chest. There is something special about cardinals in the snow and I like this particular image. I agree with the vertical crop.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 13, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Howard-this is something I expect to see here in the Northeast, but in Southern New England we have no snow! A very nice 'seasonal' image-great detail and I like the the perch, especially the snow on the twigs. Enjoy the weekend!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 13, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Wonderful Howard, beautiful pose and setting.

Ray

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 13, 2012 at 9:58 PM

great shot, sweet detail and overall quality!!!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2012 at 11:51 PM

Love her! Great pose, nice perch and BG, and the bits of snow are delightful.
I'm also wonderfing about a vertical comp since it could use a bit more on top and bottom, imo - great as is, but..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 14, 2012 at 8:37 AM

Our local Cardinals in my part of AZ don't even know what the white stuff is! Beautiful shot, nice detail & lovely lighting!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 14, 2012 at 9:52 AM

You're getting more snow in Texas than us here in the midwest, this is a strange year. She is a beauty, Howard. Nice pose and really nice detail. Maybe just a tad tight top and bottom.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 14, 2012 at 10:05 AM

A lovely image. Very delicate look from the soft pastels and the light. N ow if it would only snow here in Phoenix!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM

A beautiful portait of this gal Howard

The light snow on the branches is sweet. Nice pose and detail too!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 14, 2012 at 12:38 PM

Howard, this is really nice. I love the pose and the soft pastel colors, the snow adds to this image alot. I think it is great as posted but agree with some of the others that it could use some more room.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 14, 2012 at 5:30 PM

A fantastic portrait, Howard- Pose, detail (terrific on larger version), BG are splendid on this image- My best congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 14, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Perfect imho. One of my all time favorite species, especially the female. Understated in comparison to the male but beautiful. Very rarely do I see them out in the open on a nice perch. Great capture!

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on January 14, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Excellent. Great detail, nice clean background, and the snow adds that little something special. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 14, 2012 at 11:30 PM

Sweet, Howard. Great job handling the snow, considering you so rarely see it! The bg is gorgeous and the Cardinal is perfect.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on January 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM

I like this one. the feeling is of real cold. If it was mine i would have put the cardinal a bit on the right or i would have given him more room on the left and on the bottom: to me the tail is a bit too closed to the frame.

Thumb up anyway, Luca.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Very, very nice Howard. Love the touch of snow.
May

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on January 15, 2012 at 2:50 PM

Howard, very nice composition. Love the light, color & BG.

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Comment posted by John Launstein on January 17, 2012 at 12:47 AM

Howard this is simply exquisite. A very natural, elegant portrayal of a beautiful bird. I can't add anything to what's been said, and wouldn't change a thing personally. Techs and processing look perfect as usual. Just beautiful.

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