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Over My Shoulder
Over My Shoulder
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Challenge: Wildlife II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-210mm f/4.0
Location: Belmont, MA
Date: Jan 23, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2006

 I had a bonanza this week photographing wildlife - ducks, geese, chickadees, nuthatches. But the cardinals stayed away until a day before the challenge (I'd actually been trying to get them for burst of color before that!) Lucky I was ready with the tripod set at the window and the long lens on the camera. Hope you like.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 261
Avg (all users): 6.5371
Avg (commenters): 7.5556
Avg (participants): 6.1880
Avg (non-participants): 6.7124
Views since voting: 2940
Views during voting: 510
Votes: 350
Comments: 38
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 06:22:44 PM
Too bad you couldn't captute the cardinal sitting on a branch rather than on a feeder stand. Focus is a little soft through the head/beak. Nice job with the light.
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 01/31/2006 05:33:03 PM
What a pity you couldn't get her crystal sharp because the underbody light is just lovely
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 01/31/2006 05:29:02 PM
8 - Very nice. Like the lighting. Very nice composition. Criticism; whilst I like the 'effect' of those wings in the main focus and the softness to the other areas of the cardinal, just a fraction sharper, or better, a 'wider' DOF/focal area (lens dependent/etc likely of course), more 'glint' in the eye, possibly also 640 height too and incorporating more 'context', for a little more balance within the composition, would have made this even better in my opinion, but difficult to 'get it all'. Otherwise 'as is' but trying to 'somehow' accentuate the effect of those slightly raised wings/etc, if that makes sense. Up to 8 from 7.
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 01/31/2006 03:21:46 PM
the onnly thing that could be better is the bird was in a pine tree
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 01/31/2006 06:54:04 AM
I LOVE this!! So beautiful!
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 01/31/2006 02:06:07 AM
I love this photo... the focus is great.. the lighting is more great..the background perfect and there is even a sparkle in the eye - so fine
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 01/30/2006 03:42:22 PM
Very nice shot.
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 01/30/2006 01:25:12 PM
lovely texture
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 01/30/2006 06:37:20 AM
the head's a bit out of focus which is a shame because the use of colour is great. Shallow depth of field is good as long as the right part is in focus.
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 01/29/2006 10:57:14 PM
Very nice. I love the pose and the snowfall. Good light also. How did you get that light on his belly? One of my top picks.
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 01/29/2006 05:12:56 PM
Love the bright red collour!!
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 01/29/2006 04:36:27 PM
Love the composition and color of this photograph. The DOF may be a tad shallow, seems to lose the great detail in the feathers as you get closer to the face.
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 01/29/2006 11:38:28 AM
great picture
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 01/29/2006 07:28:49 AM
beautiful
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 01/28/2006 11:38:29 PM
Great image hope it makes the top five.
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 01/28/2006 03:00:08 PM
i really like this a lot especially with "cold" background and hints of specular highlights ... kinda wish the bird's head had gotten some of the lighter exposure that appears on its underside.
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 01/28/2006 01:31:30 PM
wonderful picture. however, i cannot tell if the tail feathers are blurred from movement or if it is just their texture. nice work on the depth of field. very nice moment in time.
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 01/28/2006 11:40:38 AM
Nice!
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 01/27/2006 10:58:57 PM
Lovely red against the snow. What a pretty bird. I like the detail of his feathers. It's interesting how the focus is on the body and not the head - I kind of like that. 8
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 01/27/2006 10:06:57 AM
Beautiful composition and colour
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 01/27/2006 09:42:06 AM
Nice comp and color contrast.
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 01/27/2006 05:34:21 AM
Wow!
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 01/27/2006 12:20:57 AM
Very good! I love the out of focus snow flakes. This could be a Christmas card!
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 01/26/2006 06:25:58 PM
very nice with great dof
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 01/26/2006 01:40:00 PM
Nice color, curved perch, and contrast against background. Focus on eye and more DOF would be better.
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 01/26/2006 03:30:35 AM
Another great bird shot. It's great that this finch is looking at you. First I wanted to say that it's too bad that it's head wasn't focused, yet I think it adds to the mystery: what does the bird think? Background colours contrast with the finch: wonderful. And I love the composition.
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 01/25/2006 11:03:00 PM
Very rich colors, in this lovely little bird.....
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 01/25/2006 10:14:16 PM
Beautiful
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 01/25/2006 05:58:27 PM
Beautiful, one for the wall!
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 01/25/2006 04:07:29 PM
focus a touch too soft
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 01/25/2006 03:08:27 PM
Looks like the focus was more on the back..wish there was a little more DOF.
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 01/25/2006 02:09:39 PM
Handsome cardinal, a wee bit soft. Nicely composed, good subject, and cooperative to pose so nicely!
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 01/25/2006 01:44:18 PM
only thing I can see that may of helped with this very nice photo is more light from behind to help bring out details in tail, otherwise very nice photo
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 01/25/2006 12:53:32 PM
I love these birds and you did a great job on this shot. Usually, I like the sharpness focused in on the eyes/face, but with this, the sharpness on the end of wing gives a 3-D effect. the blend of red and black against the grey BG is equally appealing! Good luck, definitely one of my faves!
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 01/25/2006 07:41:11 AM
Nice one! Like the curve that perch provides (is it a fence/ gate?) and the off-centred composition works well. Good detail in the back feathers but the DOF is too shallow for my tastes here as the tailfeathers and face aren't quite as sharp as the back. Backdrop contrasts well with foreground, which is good.
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 01/25/2006 06:46:28 AM
This could be on a calander or postcard. Nice focus and dof. Colors are beautiful.
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 01/25/2006 02:11:37 AM
Wow!
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 01/25/2006 12:46:40 AM
dodge the eye a lil and would be great
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