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Winter Cardinal
Winter Cardinal
rmahan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: December Free Study (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: My backyard in Suffern, NY
Date: Dec 16, 2003
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2003

 First attempt at using a "flash extender" - a "Better Beamer" - with my flash. This was a handheld shot using a 400mm lens and a 1.4x lens extender. I shot this at ASA 500 at 1/160th at f/16 with the flash set at -1 compensation. Post editing was cropping, Nik Define filter, Nik Sharpening and fixed a few dust spots.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 193
Avg (all users): 6.2816
Avg (commenters): 8.2308
Avg (participants): 6.2992
Avg (non-participants): 6.2532
Views since voting: 1391
Votes: 206
Comments: 15
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 01/30/2004 02:04:12 PM
SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANKED HIGHER , GREAT SHOT
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 01/14/2004 09:21:16 PM
I think you were robbed of a ribbon. Love this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/14/2004 02:47:07 PM
A beautiful photo!
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 01/14/2004 12:42:16 PM
Tweet Tweet..... Tweet.......................... BAM!
 01/11/2004 09:37:47 AM
Beautiful lighting and colors. Great detail in the bird and good DOF. Something looks unusual about the bird's beak. Is that bird seed in it's mouth or glare??? In any case, I do find that to be a distracting element in an otherwise absolutely gorgeous picture. Well done.
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 01/11/2004 06:10:57 AM
An excellent shot. If the point of view were a bit more to the right, the branch wouldn't cut the bird off so much.
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 01/09/2004 07:36:13 AM
Nice cardinal, it also shows the woodland habitat well.
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 01/03/2004 02:13:16 PM
The tonal balance is great an so is the color. It is just that the face is a bit soft (motion?) and the tail a bit oversharpened (diagonal jaggies).
The choice of a wide aperture helps to blur out the busy background and the exposure is just excellent. 8
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 01/03/2004 10:34:43 AM
Lovely colors.
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 01/03/2004 05:21:36 AM
Very tight shot. Congrats. I like the way you filled the frame with the bird. The branch adds a nice diagonal to the photo. Jacko. 10
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 01/02/2004 06:29:38 PM
Great shot. Very sharp. Excellent DOF. Good job!
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 01/02/2004 05:16:49 PM
Beautiful shot. Coloring and composition is perfect. 10
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 01/01/2004 04:54:44 AM
Great representation of the melodious cardinal. Very nice job!
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 12/31/2003 09:02:13 PM
Very awesome. I've shot enough birds to know what a great shot this is. The DOF is spot on for bringing all the attention to the subject.
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 12/31/2003 07:55:20 PM
Impressive.
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