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female cardinal

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Posted by wally emmert on December 11, 2008 at 11:29 PM
female cardinal
she looks a little cold

canon 40d tamron 200-500mm all the way out to 500mm

taken just before dusk
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on December 12, 2008 at 12:39 AM
You're right, she does look a bit cold.

I might try to lighten this up a bit, to bring out a little more detail.
Posted by Brian Vance on December 12, 2008 at 4:29 PM
You have created a nice mood. I'd like to see a little more light on the subject. Are you familiar with the "better beamer?" I think a little fill flash would make her shine!

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/better_beamer.shtml
Posted by Philip Schwarz on December 12, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Nice compostion but it needs a little more light.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on December 15, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I agree, Wally....the image definitely needs to be lighter and eliminating some of the magenta, especially in the background, would help tremendously.