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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (21912) | Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinals are a medium-sized songbird (approximately 8.75 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.
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jaycee
(21912)
Photoshop
Edited by:dkaved
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Hi Jane,
Cleared up the noise a bit, sharpened, cropped and added contrast.
I hope you like.
Regards, David |
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jaycee
(21912)
- Brightness, + Contrast, + Sharpened
Edited by:earthtraveler
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 443 W: 129 N: 963]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (3529) |
Using Photoshop Elements 4 I diminished brightness - 10, added contrast + 20, and then with the magnetic lasso tool I circled the bird to isolate and then sharpened with unsharp mask filter with settings: Amount 175%, Radius .3 pixels, Threshold 0 , the isolation was used to avoid creating processing noise in the BG by not sharpening the BG, only the bird was sharpened.
Richard |
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