Comment from stephanhawks
This photograph caused me to laugh. Reminds me of those trolls with the crazy hair. Nice DOF; really allows one to concentrate on the subject. Colors are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from Hawaiiartist
What a cute image captured within this portrait. I love the depth of clarity: for the bird here, is captured so vividly; so clear in sight: such sound artistry and technology, combined.
Perfectly cropped and centered.
Truly, nice work.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from Cyeseye
What a great eye ball to eye ball shot Willie. And great timing to catch him expressing himself with that slightly open beak. Amazing detail all the way through. You are so right that it is easy to take these terrific birds for granted because of their numbers. But your photo should help out the cause! Really like this and don't think I would change a thing.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from havinfun
Cardinals are my favorites and a bit elusive, at least for me they are. This is an awesome shot, so funny how his feathers are sticking straight up on his head. lol Beautiful bright color and the black markings are so pretty as well. Great job.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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reply by havinfun on 24-Oct-2012

You're very welcome.

Comment from katarina86
He he, this photo made me smile.Absolutely great focus ,great color contrast and his look...Really love it.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Thank you so very much for a great review and high score!

Comment from sohailanwar
Very beautiful and so amazing good red colored shot with so good zoom and focus with smiling bird..LOL..so nice photography skill with clarity..

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from dalesouza
Ha! This photo made me smile as soon as I seen it. Great close up detailing markings around the face and the spiked feathers on the head make this photo a very interesting piece. Its always nice to see nature up close in a photo like this because for a lot of us, this is as close as we can get to wildlife. Thank you for sharing!!

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 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Thank you so very much for a good review and high score!

Comment from saicast3
Great point of view. The colors and the clarity are great.

These birds are truly beautiful. Glad the background is a solid color. Overall great capture. Rock on !!! lol

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from Debbie Mahorney
Nice hairdo. I love the male cardinals, their colors are so rich and pretty.
Great composition and presentation
Nice hues and saturaration
Good focus and clarity
A very nice capture

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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Comment from davealpert
Stunning image. The red cardinal against the green background works very nicely. In getting a close up you lose dof. But, you were able to maintain sharp focus on the front of the face and it got slightly softer as you move to the rear. Nice work.

 Comment Written 24-Oct-2012

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