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Cardinal in Winter
Cardinal in Winter
MaryO


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Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jan 24, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2009

Viewed: 315
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

These guys really stand out in the landscape this time of year.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, reduced gamma, dodged eye, cloned out one twig, shifted cardinal redder (he was looking too orangey for my taste), reduced noise, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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01/31/2009 01:28:39 PM
I like cardinals. They are not so common here so I have yet to take a picture of one.
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01/28/2009 05:56:45 PM
I adore cardinals! The composition is beautiful and it's cute the way he's eying you!
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01/28/2009 03:48:49 PM
They sure do stand out.. As many birds as i've taken shots of this one eludes me every time.. One fine day tho:)
Well seen and taken..
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01/28/2009 01:04:40 PM
Excellent , Mary ! These guys are hard to capture :)
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01/28/2009 10:51:11 AM
Beautiful capture, Mary.
Perhaps you are fixated on birds because (just like here) they are the only thing out right now.

Usually we have a lot of deer in our yard, but they have been absent of late. Perhaps it is that huge tree that is downed that is blocking my view!

Boy, that beautiful coat of red pops big time in the winter scene. Beautiful.
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01/28/2009 01:58:49 AM
what a great looking bird Mary
nice capture
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01/27/2009 07:51:07 PM
Nice to see these guys in the winter. Very nice image. The composition is perfect.
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01/27/2009 05:40:52 PM
He sure does stand out. Lovely shot, his colours are beautiful. I'll bet that little splash of gaeity is welcome when you are shivering in the cold.
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