Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted January 30, 2011165 views21 comments

Yet another cardinal from me, and my last for a while...I promise! I like this because of the late afternoon lighting and the hint of a snowy bg.

50d, 500mm, Iso200, f4.5, 1/50 Please see LARGER version posted.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 30, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Don't stop posting them on my account. One of my favorite songbirds and I never get tired looking at a fine specimen like this with such a nice perch and background. Love it!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 30, 2011 at 6:11 PM

love the colors and light in this shot Sharon. A nice simple comp with a great BG. I might bring down the saturation on the bird just a bit to see how that looks as the reds look just a bit overdone as presented, but I am generally a poor judge of this type of thing, so just a suggestion.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 30, 2011 at 6:36 PM

I especially like the subtlety of the background in this one Sharon but the Cardinal looks very nice also.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 30, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Beautiful image! Like how the reds really stand out.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 30, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Ron...this particular cardinal is that colorful...much more so than the others I have hanging around. She stands out so much that we have named her Maybelline! She just has more make-up on than the others!!! We especially like her red eyeshadow

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 30, 2011 at 7:17 PM

I have seen one or two that were this colorful Sharon. Never got the great image like this.

Dan

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 30, 2011 at 7:18 PM

Simply Awesome

Sweet photo Sharon!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 30, 2011 at 7:19 PM

No need to stop posting these on my account - I am enjoying the reminder of what winter can be like. The light and snow gives this a very airy feel.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 31, 2011 at 5:09 AM

Gorgeous colours, beautiful light, and a very complimentary BG; whats not to like.

The sharpness on this is very good considering it was shot at a 1/50th, great job, Sharon.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 31, 2011 at 5:39 AM

Lovely soft colours Sharon - really pretty

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 31, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Sharon,

I sure wish we had these out here, they are gorgeous birds imho and I've have always loved the subtle beauty of the females of this species. Love the dreamy background, the pose and the clarity of the eye. I might do a selective levels layer of the bird and perch and bring down the mid tones very slightly. That would give just a smidge more definition to the plumage.

Don't stop posting cardinals on my account!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 31, 2011 at 8:26 AM

beautiful, Sharon! she really is a bright female. love the setting and comp, along with the wintery feel and setting. very nice.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on January 31, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Very nice image Sharon, To me this species of bird always looks best in winter type photos such as this.

P.S. I just found your Winter Cardinal image from 1-14-11. Also very nice!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 31, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Very sweet, Sharon ! Lovely image.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 31, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Sharon,
cardinals are beautiful and you capture them so well. Lovely comp, pose and colors.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 31, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Classic pose and wonderful colors, nice job. We have Ron Dudley and harriers, Ron Bielefeld and tree ducks and Don Harbour with his bluebirds....move over and add Sharon Hallowell - "Cardinal Queen".

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 31, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Wonderful shot for 1/50 second, I like the colors of the cardinal and the background really compliments the image, way to go.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on February 1, 2011 at 9:08 AM

This is gorgeous! I love the landscape crop because I think the BG is lovely. I'm not tired of the cardinals at all...keep them coming.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM

What a beautiful bird very well taken love the light and colours

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 1, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Very nice indeed

Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Maurizio De Vita on February 4, 2011 at 5:47 PM

What can I say? Beautiful. I like everything: composition, very readable hues of color, gorgeous background which fits and at same time contrasts with the subject, soft light with diffused shadows… Outstanding portrait, really!

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