Comment posted by Ron Pullen on May 3, 2011 at 9:09 PM
I'm in the bath if you don't mind. Seems to be the look that he has. Cool shot, Howard. Ron
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 3, 2011 at 9:37 PM
Nice image. Perfect DOF to bring out the facial expression and head tilt.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 3, 2011 at 10:55 PM
I think I like this one even better than the last Howard. The expression is very engaging. I like the setting and the color on the Cardinal is striking. I personally would have likely went for less dof, rendering the flowers and background into a soft wash, but nothing wrong with f10 and more dof either.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 3, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Very nice, Howard. The detail in the bathing Cardinal is excellent and I like the balance point provided by the flower.
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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 4, 2011 at 5:04 AM
He doesn't look to happy about having his picture taken while he's in the "bath", but he should be proud of the magnificent job you made of capturing his portrait Howard; splendid detail, wonderful composition, and the reflection is a great bonus :^)
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Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Very nice Howard! No nits from me.
Peter
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM
The cardinal is very nice: I like the pensive pose and the loose feathers and reflection. This works better for me than the previous Painted Bunting - probably because of the bird's position.
I have mixed feelings about the inclusion of the primrose and find it competes a bit with the cardinal, drawing my eye away from the bird and towards the corner of the image.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 4, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Lovely colors, really good detail, wonderful pose. Stellar image
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 4, 2011 at 4:10 PM
I really like the wet look. The detail on the cardinal in the large image is excellent along with the eye contact. I also go back and forth on the primrose and might have considered a vertical approach with more water but a very nice image as is, well done.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM
Great eye contact and a really good job with those reds here Howard
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Comments
10 commentsVery nice, Howard. The detail in the bathing Cardinal is excellent and I like the balance point provided by the flower.
Peter
I have mixed feelings about the inclusion of the primrose and find it competes a bit with the cardinal, drawing my eye away from the bird and towards the corner of the image.