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My Cardinal


My Cardinal
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Copyright: Jorge Chemas (jchemas) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 32 N: 754] (3388)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 300D, EF 75-300mm III USM
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-05 18:37
Viewed: 775
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Northern Cardinal

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinals are a medium-sized songbird (approximately 9 inches in length) with short, rounded wings, a long tail, a heavy conical bill, and a crest. Males are nearly all brilliant red; brownish-gray-tinged scapular and back feathers give the upper parts a less colorful appearance. The coral red bill is surrounded by a mask of black that extends to a dark eye and includes the chin and throat. Legs and feet are dark red. The female is soft grayish brown on the back with variable areas of red on the tail, crest, and wings. The underparts are a warm pinkish brown. Her coral red bill is also surrounded by darker but not black feathers, so her mask is not as distinct as the male's. Females are slightly smaller than males. The juveniles are like females but more brown in color, with shorter crest and a blackish bill. They molt to adult plumage in fall.
Cardinals are noted for their loud, clear whistled songs, often sung from a high treetop song post. Females will counter sing, duetting with males—usually after the males have established territories and before nesting begins. Local variations and accents have been noted in cardinal songs.
This Cardinal was photographed in my back yard.

HOPE YOU LIKE THIS SHOT.

Thanks for visiting me and thanks in advance for your comments/critiques

JC
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  • Great 
  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-05-05 18:56]

Hello Jorge,
what a beautiful shot this is, a lovely pose and such nice lighting. Sharpness and POV are excellent.
TFS..Sky

Jorge,

A truly wonderful capture of a very pretty bird! BG is quite nice except for those two sticks to the left of the cardinal. Great shot overall though.

Bonjour Jeorge
C'est une superbe de belle photographie avec ce cardinal qui est de toute beauté,la composition est jolie les couleurs et les details sont parfaits.
Bravo et merci et passe un bon weekend...JP

Hi Jorge, You've captured this cardinal beautifully. Wonderful composition and colour. A really nice photo. Janice/Canada

  • Great 
  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 299] (1400)
  • [2006-05-05 21:54]

Very pretty, The Ohio State bird, and my High School mascot, Always liked Cardnals..

TFS

Scott

  • Great 
  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14719)
  • [2006-05-05 22:37]

A good photo. Not enouph space to the right, imho.
An excellent note.
Thank you veru much Jorge.

Hi Jorge,
Excellent shot on this Cardinal. Beautiful color saturation and sharp detail. Being a big St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, I believe all cardinal shots deserve at least 10 points.
Scott

Hi Jorge,
Nice bird, nice picture. Composition, sharpness, colors are great. Well seen and TFS.
JC

hello jorge
superb, details and colors. that misses just space in front of the bird.
Laurent

Hi Jorge

Sharp detail, good clarity and well composed. Excellent POV, good DOF, great colour with good exposure. Well done!

Hi Jorge,
Great DOF, detail and sharpness. Nice color and you've handled the difficult light & shadow well, I like it.
Well done and TFS!

  • Great 
  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2192 W: 124 N: 2600] (8410)
  • [2006-05-06 14:59]

your cardinal is great Jorge, the capture is well taken the colours are super and the pov is very good, well composed shot, good job

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2006-05-10 20:39]

Very good Cardinal shot Jorge, it's not a very easy bird to photograph, I like your composition a lot, it's eye is just wonderful. Thanks.

Mario

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