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Comment from Sandra c. valentini


stunning. you are very talented. this is a most amazing photograph. i'm sure people will look at this and say "how'd he get that bird to pose in his christmas tree?

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 05-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from Pat Groleau


This is a winning photo. I love the bird and the wondeful pose. You could not have taken a better picture. Love the red bulb for interest. Great photography!

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 05-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from Polly Brown


Yes I agree it's a good one. It wouldn't have been so good if it had been a male.
Lovely focus on the bird...as always.
Although the males are very striking I like the contrasts of these females better I think.
Well done and good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from Peg1966


Another excellent shot. I love the christmas bauble and the bird. Wonderful shot, exposure and point of view spot on. Well done.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from amfunny


wow... a really great shot you have captured here. I love it. Too bad it wasn't the all red one (the male?). Very Christmasy. Love it.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from Southernbelle Photos


Colors nice. Details very nice. DoF nice. Lighting nice. Initial impact nice. Creativity of presentation very nice. Color harmony nice. Center of interest very nice. Technical excellence nice. Technique nice. Story telling nice. Thanks for sharing this pretty female cardinal. Southernbelle

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
reply by Southernbelle Photos on 04-Jan-2011
    You welcome, Southernbelle
Comment from jbad


This has exceptional clarity and is an awesome image. The colors are complimentary and the contrast pleasing.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
Comment from gommie


A lovely image and a great idea for Christmas cards-when I saw this, I immediately thought of the Garth Brooks song-The Gift-if you don't know it -you can google it for the lyrics- it is about a little wounded bird who is rescued by a little orphan girl, and nursed back to health and presented as her gift at Christmas Eve services -beautiful Christmas song-the initial impact for me is the light in the eye and the expression-the image is tack sharp with good detail in the feathers- good luck with the contest-

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
reply by gommie on 06-Jan-2011
    You are welcome Willie- she;s a beauty- did you look up the lyrics-
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2011
    Yes I did. I liked it too!
    When I was a boy, we had some chickens. There was a wire cage for them, sides and top covered. I would put feed in there and wait, when I saw birds in there I would run toward them. I had them traped. I crawled in to catch a beautiful red Cardinal. I will never do that again, he bit a pung out of me. Like most of the lessons I've learnsd the hard way.
reply by gommie on 11-Jan-2011
    LOL...I can picture that one--Ouch!!
Comment from DebbieK


Very nice. Focus and lighting are sharp.
Initial impact 5
creativity 5
color harmony 5
center of interest 5
technical excellence 5
technique 5
story telling 5
lighting 5

 Comment Written 03-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2011
    Thank you so much!
reply by DebbieK on 04-Jan-2011
    You are welcome.
Comment from joli


Such a perfect pose and bird for Christmas. She is beautiful especially sitting on the pine branch. Focus is very good. Framing is well done.

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 Comment Written 03-Jan-2011


reply by the author on 03-Jan-2011
    Thanks again for such a nice review and high score!