Female Cardinal
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46/50 from the Score Me! Group
Rated 89 out of 100 in the 100 Points group.
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For those interested, this was taken through our dining room window, in our backyard. It was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT (350d) with a 75-300mm lens at 300mm, f/5.6 1/1000 of a Second at ISO 400.
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East Meet West @ 1992, mmlobster, zuleyha, Bob Rosenbaum, and 92 other people added this photo to their favorites.
gizmoody (88 months ago | reply)
very nice!
erinn kennedy (88 months ago | reply)
how pretty!
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks!
MaiKoh (88 months ago | reply)
Very nice composition, you could have easily photographed this bird in a an evergreen or a tree with green leaves, but you chose to take it in a tree with red buds. This MAKES the composition very unified! Keep up the good work!
Score 9/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks MaiKoh!
michele cat (88 months ago | reply)
So pretty! Wonderful composition!
Score 9/10 (from the Score Me!
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KeithALancaster.com (88 months ago | reply)
wow great shoot the red flowers realy
make the shoot Score 9/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thank so Much Michele and Shacky
LexiJoy (88 months ago | reply)
Excellent clarity. 10/10!
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks LexiJoy!
brilho-de-conta [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
A very subtle photo! I love the little red dots
Score 9/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks Everyone! That gives me a 46/50!
*jenny* (88 months ago | reply)
now this is something you don't see everyday. it's usually male cardinals that get all the attention.
scottwills (88 months ago | reply)
Beautiful color and copmposition. Very nicely captured. :)
picstaylor (88 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone!
fusaka (88 months ago | reply)
Nice shot. Love the color palette. (1on1)
Rafa Balbin (88 months ago | reply)
buen trabajo¡¡
Gypsy Flores Photography (88 months ago | reply)
Wonderful. Really beautiful shot. 1on1
*Ivan* (88 months ago | reply)
Thank you for adding this nice shot to the interestingness pool
studio matahari lutong (88 months ago | reply)
lovely color consensus
Paradoxiko*Beck* (88 months ago | reply)
the color of the bird matches so perfectly with the tree, very lovely shot
evilgurl (88 months ago | reply)
wow! the details are so crisp. i am amazed at the talent i have seen.
KarmenRose (88 months ago | reply)
That is a very nice photo.
OliveEyel (88 months ago | reply)
Sooo Beautiful!
This is definitely a winner, of what contest I'm not sure.
The dark blurred tree in back & the bright white edges
really sets off the bird & little red buds.
Who says the males R the pretty 1s?
This little lady will end that idea.
; )
Andy Wang (88 months ago | reply)
very nice, like it.
Jennyfer Kialy T. (88 months ago | reply)
This is gorgeous <3
Hyperreality (88 months ago | reply)
such a great shot! Red beak, red blossoms...!
Equus Bipes [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
Nice composition, white balance, and dop. I like this one a lot.
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much everyone!
Doug Lloyd (88 months ago | reply)
Looks so nice amongst the berries.
Doug
Assaf Shtilman (88 months ago | reply)
Rating #1:
Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
The red is amazing.
jasperroz (88 months ago | reply)
Very good. Congrats.
Renata Diem (88 months ago | reply)
Perfect! :D
koduckgirl (88 months ago | reply)
Rating #2:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
beautiful red indeed I wish it were sharper great tho
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks Assaf and everyone!
Steve9091 (88 months ago | reply)
Rating #3:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Very nice.
Yum Scrubble (88 months ago | reply)
Perfect. Worthy of a birder's calendar.
Rating #4:
Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Doleboy (88 months ago | reply)
a fine photo indeed, the red tones of the bird and the berries work very well
however i would offer the following critiques:
-CA on the branches in the left of the frame
-the bird is looking out of the frame which leads the eye out.
Rating #5:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
shelley_ginger (88 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!! I wish this was outside of my window!!
Zulpha (88 months ago | reply)
Beautiful subject, love how they compliment each other
Rating #5:
Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Been a pleasure, this one
fiat luxe (88 months ago | reply)
Great specimen. Feathers look wonderful, but I wish there was more sharpness on the beak. However, the DoF is nice, love the red throughout.
Rating #6:
Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Lida Rose (88 months ago | reply)
Very color co-ordinated!
Superb photo well deserving of all the praise!!!!
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Thanks to everyone for your praise and critiques! Doleboy, what do you mean by CA?
Also, Zulpha put in rating 5 along with Doleboy, So that makes Fiats Rating 7 actually, so just need three more.
Shelley, I should be giving access to the original, so set it to your desktop and it can be outside your window!
And just for the record, those aren't berries, they are the buds of the mapel tree. We just had a heavy snow this weekend, so I hope we don't lose them all.
EssjayNZ (88 months ago | reply)
Thank you for submitting this photo to the 100 Points group. Please, remember to comment and score the 7 photos in the pool, starting from the back of the pool, before posting your image or you will be deleted.
If you are deleted you can re-enter the pool after rating 7 photos and if there are under 20 active photos in the pool.
Ryan Guill (88 months ago | reply)
Hey essjay, I did score 7 (actually 8 I think) from the back of the pool that didnt already have 10 ratings.
RBerteig (88 months ago | reply)
Well done. I like the sharp bird within the branches at all depths, and the red buds make it seem like she's trying to fit in.
Rating #7:
Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
MiRea (88 months ago | reply)
Not that it matters, but this one ranks right up there with my best!!!
:o)
Rating #8:
Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
spilopterus (88 months ago | reply)
It's a good shot! Pity the dark tree in the background that spoils it, But bird photography can be quite tough. The colours go well with the bird. Think it needs a tighter crop though. A little too centred.
Rating #10:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Ramzi. (88 months ago | reply)
This is a great bird photo.
Excellent job.
Rating #11:
Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.