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Crazy Cardinal


Crazy Cardinal
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Copyright: johnny kinder (kinderlr3) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 14] (75)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-20
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 40D, 70-300 mm
Exposure: f/8, 1/750 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-27 11:08
Viewed: 190
Points: 2
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This Cardinal has decided my pick-up is either his personal watch tower or there is a rival in the mirror or in the reflection in the window glass. I have another photo to add later of him attacking the reflection in the mirror. The bird might just be crazy since this behavior has gone on for a number of years. Hope you enjoy.

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  • skot Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 75 W: 10 N: 72] (408)
  • [2009-05-31 22:53]
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Hey Johnny,

Great job capturing a cardinal. They are one of the craziest bird species, no?

I think you are in the middle of two potential compositions here. Initially, I thought that you should have taken a step or two further in after you got this one to get even tighter on the bird. Now, I think it might have been better for you to take a step backward. Including more of the truck may give the cardinal a better sense of location. Even though I can easily see that he's on an wing mirror, backing up would emphasize it more and give him some scale too.

At least on my monitor here I have noticed that your images are awfully contrasty and maybe a little over-sharpened. Do you have those settings bumped up in your camera? I know my dad Bill-E had the same situation when he first switched to digital. After he turned those off and left the adjustment to post-processing, I think his images started looking a little more natural.

Great DOF, and some wonderful colors here. I like the contrast between the red of the cardinal and the blue of your truck.

Hope to see you around. I shoot a Nikon with a sling-type strap. If you see me, please come up and say hello.

skot

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