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Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 47 N: 674] (2173)
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
This male cardinal kept a stoic watch of my feeders as the snow fell and many other birds stayed active visiting the feeders on this cold day.

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Exposure Time = 1/160"
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Shutter priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
Date Time Original = 2007-01-31 16:16:48
Focal Length = 400mm

Thanks for lookin! Sorry I've not been around much lately. Life seems to get busy with a multitude of concerns sometimes where it just seems kind of hard to stop and smell the roses.
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Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 47 N: 674] (2173)
black and white
Edited by:trinko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 79 N: 323] (4314)
all work in adobe photoshop CS3 beta
used raw tool to increase contrast and saturation
selected the bird using the select color range
used quick mask to clean up
inverted selection
used the black and white adjustment command with maximum black to turn everything except the bird into black and white.