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Male Eastern Cardinal


Male Eastern Cardinal
Photo Information
Copyright: Bill Houghton (poppygan59) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 89 W: 0 N: 189] (916)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-24
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF100-400 IS L
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Red Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-28 15:16
Viewed: 883
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Cardinal is one of the most common and distinctive species of the Eastern Deciduous Forest. The species occurs throughout the eastern half of the United States and extreme southeastern Canada. There is also a population in southern New Mexico and Arizona. The Cardinal has been spreading northward and becoming more abundant in the past few decades.

Identifying Features: The male is a bright red with a black mask around the bill and eye. The female is less bright and is a mixture of olive-brown and red. Both the male and female have a distinctive crest on the top of the head.
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Hi Bill,
Excellent contrast and composition.
Well done.
Regards
Mick

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 20 N: 1385] (4841)
  • [2008-10-28 19:12]

Now this is a fantastic Cardinal image Bill,
I tried all year to get a really good shot of a Cardinal but never got anything even close to this beauty.
Perfect exposure with very fine detail. The colors in it's plumage are gorgeous as is the BG. Love the pose!!
Ron

Hello Bill

A beautiful capture of this male cardinal.
The composition is lovely.
Excellent rich colour saturation.
The details are sharp and well focused.
Beautiful eye detail and catchlight.
I like the way he posed the tail feathers for you.
Wonderful DOF,the OOF light green BG looks terrific.
TFS

Wolf

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2008-10-29 11:02]

Hello Bill,
This is a superb photo! Everything in this photo looks perfect! High quality in every aspect. One of the photos of a Eastern Cardinal I've ever seen.
Regards,
Peter

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  • Metin Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 0 N: 16] (172)
  • [2008-10-31 6:34]

hi!
good colors and contrast..well done

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  • iti Gold Star Critiquer [C: 88 W: 0 N: 7] (534)
  • [2008-11-01 4:24]

Hi Bill,
Excellent composition.Nice colours and background.
Regards Jiri.

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