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Red for Christmas
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Red for Christmas

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted December 24, 2013265 views8 comments
Merry Christmas NPN! :toast:

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8 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 24, 2013 at 10:12 PM
I really like the way the cardinal just pops out of the image. Great sharpness and detail.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 25, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Another very fine Christmas post, Howard.......have a great New Year. :cool:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on December 25, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Happy Holidays Howard! Your Cardinal images are always exquisite. This work up is top shelf! :toast:
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 26, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Merry day after Christmas to you, too. I like the B and W with the red cardinal. The only thing I would change , is that I would also color his feet ...not keep them black and white. :wavey:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 26, 2013 at 6:29 PM
I considered that (the feet). But opted out because of the obvious technical down-side.
Selecting out the cardinal was hard enough to do correctly Lucy..
All the best in 2014, and thank you! :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 10, 2014 at 9:55 AM
Congratulations Howard on the Holiday WP,
all your hard work resulted in one sweet image . . . :cool:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 10, 2014 at 10:59 AM
Congratulations on the EP / WP for this excellent image, Howard. Gosh, what I missed on my first comment was mentioning the detail in the larger version too. Being able to see the tiniest tip of the beak and also the nice catch light in the eye really is perfect. Again, Congrats..... :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 11, 2014 at 12:13 PM
Congrats on the WP here Howard. At first look, all I saw was the brilliant red Cardinal, then it slowly dawned that you'd converted everything else...neat idea and great execution.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments