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Breeding colors


Breeding colors
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Copyright: Michel Martineau (MMM) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 737 W: 0 N: 1497] (6754)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF500/4L IS
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/2000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-13 14:09
Viewed: 693
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 90
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Here is an image of the Northen Cardinal in is breeding colors.There are man subject around the feeder but some of them have better looking red colors then others.They dont spend to much time around the feeder some you get just a quick chance at them before they fly back in the forest.

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hi Michel,
beautiful sharp shot of this beautiful colored bird.
Nice POV and good composition.
TFS tatjana

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2003 W: 6 N: 1955] (13053)
  • [2008-04-13 14:15]

Hola Michel.
preciosa captura, e iluminación y pose,
colores sobrios y elegante pov,
saludos

Hello Michel amazing detail and perfect focus lovely composition and great light. Good quality photo tfs rgds Necip

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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 193 W: 16 N: 461] (1891)
  • [2008-04-13 14:49]

Hi Michel , a lovely photo of this cardinal , the color details are great , the field depth and focus are nice too , also how it is perched cupped in the branches really directs the eye with a little added dominance.

regards

Art

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 741 W: 11 N: 1382] (4763)
  • [2008-04-13 14:49]

Hi Michel,

Wonderful capture of the Red Cardinal
Nicely composed with a excellent POV and a very nice pose with good eye contact
The details are lovely and sharp.
Beautiful natural colours and a superb OOF BG

Hil

Bonsoir Michel,

Tu as réussi très bien à maîtriser le rouge dans cette photo. Aussi des beaux détails et composition.
Bravo!

Mircea

Bellissima immagine, ottimo POV, ottima composizione con i rami che accolgono come un nido questa splendida posa, ottima nitidezza e molto belli i colori, la luminosità e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Pure perfection in the colours of red and whatever. I say it that way becuase you have made the cardinal a Cardinal with a capital letter. Very nice! REALLY very nice!
Bob

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 1 N: 124] (1902)
  • [2008-04-13 17:54]

Salut Michel,
Très belle photo de ce cardinal. Les couleurs sont exactes et bien saturé. Le détail et la composition de la photo est parfaite. Le rouge est une couleurs difficile à contrôler mais dans cette photo tu as bien réussi, il n'y a pas de surexposition.
Félicitation,
Roger

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1015 W: 5 N: 2759] (10010)
  • [2008-04-13 18:34]

Hola Michel.
Bella foto. Hermosos colores y alta calidad en la presentacion. La pose agradable, y la mirada hacia la camara son muy bellos tambien.
Saludos Michel.
PT..
Luis52.

hello michel,
very nice capture, you got a lovely pose here, the details of the plumage are good and the color looks striking and beautiful, the dof is precise and the pov is very nice,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

wonderfull capture, nice color and sharpness

great pic, TFS Ori

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 508 W: 8 N: 1077] (3976)
  • [2008-04-13 22:34]

Hello Michel,

What a beautiful and colorful Cardinal, very nice
colors and sharpness.. Well done

Everton

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1218 W: 0 N: 4657] (13840)
  • [2008-04-13 22:45]

Hi Michel

A great shot - good composition and POV with good colour and excellent detail. Well observed and captured.

James

Great capture Michel,
Love the "plump" look :)
These birds are permanent residents here, I've photograhed them frequently.
Excellent DOF, POV, color, sharp detail, and well exposed..
Howard

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2381 W: 164 N: 7153] (22602)
  • [2008-04-14 2:44]

Hello Michel,
Splendid ckapture of the Cardinal in a fine pose watching you. Great DOF, fine sharp details and beautiful colours. Very well composed too.
Many thanks, Ulla

Hi Michel,
Wonderful photo. Excellent depth of field, point of view, colors, light, etc.
TFS
Annick

Hello Michel,
Excellent sharp photo of this Cardinal. Beautiful colours and a nice POV. Good composition.
Regards,
Peter

Bonjour,
Que voilà un oiseau qui présente de magnifiques teintes.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 1338] (4443)
  • [2008-04-14 6:48]

Bonjour Michel, excellente photo de ce bel oiseau, aux plumes toutes gonflées et au regard un peu timide. Très bel angle de vue et l'arrière plan est superbe. Merci!

Francine

salut Michel

belle image de ce bel oiseau, excellent POV et cadrage vertical
que j'aime, excellent DOF, les couleurs sont superbes et naturelles,
excellente netteté et détails du plumage, et j'adore son contact-visuel
avec toi du bout de son oeil, TFS

Asbed

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2500 W: 132 N: 7109] (22209)
  • [2008-04-14 7:01]

Hello Michel,
The breedng plumage of this male Northern Cardinal is certainly very striking and you have caught him in a fine pose and from an excellent POV. The sharpness and composition are excellent too.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Ivan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 8 N: 4340] (14113)
  • [2008-04-14 9:08]

Hi Michel,

A lovely Cardinal with beautiful colors. I know how hard it is to catch one in good pose - they are usually gone in a second. Excellent details of his face, wings and plummage. Wonderful eye contact.

Jane

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2008-04-14 9:33]

Hi Michel.
Superb in every aspect shot. Amazing scene. Brilliant equipment in your hands can do what you want. Image of the nice bird is fine as well as the BG is stunning. Framing and composition of the shot, vivid colours and exposure are the best. My congratulations.
Alexei.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1904 W: 4 N: 5177] (19726)
  • [2008-04-14 12:32]

Hi . Have just got home so can only mark this good picture for now.

Nick..

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  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 0 N: 155] (1371)
  • [2008-04-14 14:04]

beautiful colored bird, very nice pose, perfect focus, nice composition and great light
regards
marcin

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1589 W: 242 N: 5308] (18683)
  • [2008-04-14 14:38]

Gorgeous photo, Michel!
This Red Cardinal is beautiful!
Excellent DOF and a brilliant BG.
Superb lighting and colours.
Great sharpness.
Nice work!!

Joe

Hello Michel,
I have never seen cardinals in nature, only from documentary films and photograps. I like to see them in future. They are very popular birds on TN and from American continent as like Old World's robins and sparrows. But I am not boring to visit their shots and I am very happy looking at the posts. many thanks for sharing this great post with great sharp details, splendid coloration. best wishes from Turkiye
Ahmet

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1158] (6414)
  • [2008-04-14 16:40]

Hi Michel,
Very beautiful image! Excellent focus, great light and very clear detail, beautiful colours.
Chi

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5841] (19634)
  • [2008-04-14 17:04]

Wow, Michel. Absolument parfait. : )
Unbelievable colors.
Great pose and catch light in the eye and eye contact.
Excellent DOF and composition.
Wonderful image.
Merci pour le partage. : )
A demain.

Bonjour Michel,
The breeding colour of the Cardinal is really special and it's very beautiful sort of red!
perfect image with sharpness and very details in the shot
very well done
merci
Tony

Hello Michel,
No doubt, this guy will stand out in any surroundings!
The shining red plumage is captured with sharp fine details, and presented in this well balanced composition...
A fine feeling of depth as the bird stands out very well!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Michel, splendid bird in great pose with fantastic colors, fine details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-15 10:51]

Hello Michel

This is a lovely capture of this Cardinal sitting pretty.
The plumage detail is sharp and well defined.
Excellent vivid colours.
Terrific eye detail and catch light.
Very good POV and DOF.
Great job.
TFS

Rob

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2308 W: 59 N: 3689] (11822)
  • [2008-04-15 13:03]

Hi Michel,
Details on the plumage, focus, sharpness, light, colors and composition look beautiful. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 1 N: 3970] (13366)
  • [2008-04-15 22:47]

Hello Michel,
Outstanding cardinal image, your focus and exposure are spot on. The results are this incredibly sharp and colorful composition. Thanks for sharing.
Rick

Hello Michel,
Very nice capture of this lovely cardinal, excellent composition, good point of view, beautiful vivid colors and nice clarity, superb sharpness, very good depth of field, lovely light and fantastic pose, excellent details in the feathers and great catch light in the eye.thanks for sharing.
Angela

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 847 W: 4 N: 2096] (9830)
  • [2008-04-18 2:56]

Hello Michel,
Wonderful red colored bird with such a beautiful view. Nice focus on the eyes and great composition. Ganesh smiley tmrw

Bold vivid brilliant color, fabulous shot!!!!! WOW!

Bonjour Michel,
C'est une très belle capture de ce bel oiseau! Les couleurs sont vibrantes et naturelles dans une excellente composition avec un beau background et contact des yeux! Ici, ils chantent du matin au soir et c'est très agréable à entendre, pas mal plus que les cris des Quiscales que je n'aime pas et qui ont envahis le voisinage :)
Claudine

Dear Michel
Very nice shot of this Northern Cardinal,
Perfect details,colors and BG.Superb shot my friend.

Be Happy ...
Fartash

Hi Michel
Wonderful color and presentation
Superb sharpness and detail
Nice catchlite. tfs jon

bonjour michel
que dire!!!
c'est parfait en netteté en couleurs,le POV est suberbe aussi.bravo et merci pour le partage.
laurent

Bonjour Michel,

Ce cardinal rouge sur la branche est impressionnant. la prise de vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs de l'oiseau. Le sujet est bien cadré. La lumière a un bekl effet sur les couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

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  • ubc64 Silver Note Writer [C: 4 W: 0 N: 23] (87)
  • [2008-08-23 8:50]

Hi Michel,

You've submitted a very pleasing shot of a male Northern Cardinal. I've taken a few photos of cardinals, but none for some time -- because we haven't been putting out feeding stations for a couple of years. Your photo is very clear, showing the difference between his wing coloring and that of his body. He appears to be quite plump like some photos I have taken. Either the food is particularly good and plentiful, or he's just hunkered down on a bright but coolish day in March. TFS.

Regards,
John

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