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True Love


 

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True Love
True Love
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Photo was taken on July 21, 2005 at 11:22am at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo - the Willawong Station - an interactive exhibit of Australia's Birds
Canon 70-200mm F/4L lens @200mm, F/4, 1/200 second, ISO 100, partial metering, +0.5 exposure compensation
Cropped, levels, Neat Image, burned, +saturation, -brightness, +contrast, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at photo-of-the-day.com on February 10, 2007
Second Place in the Monthly Theme "Moments of Love" for February, 2007 at PhotoShowdown.com

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Out of this world colours, Janine! :-)


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February 02, 2007

 
- Su Sana E. P

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  So very lovely colors, pose and great details on this, Janine!!


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February 02, 2007

 
- Evy Johansen

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  WOW.... Awesome shot, Janine!! Very beautiful!


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February 02, 2007

 

Ray Clarke
  Beautiful colours and detail Janine, looks like true love!!!!(R)


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February 02, 2007

 
- Les Rhoades

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  Love Birds...I get it!

I really like that the bird on the left has his/her eyes closed.


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February 02, 2007

 

Paul E. Earl
  Aaah! How sweet! Cute shot, Janine!


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February 02, 2007

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Cute cute..could have been mine (have 8 budgies), very good detail...


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February 02, 2007

 

Renee Doyle
  Oh ... this is just too beautiful Janine! Perfect for the theme! Such strong rich colours and wonderful detail!


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February 02, 2007

 
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  This is just perfect for this month's theme, Janine. Great capture!


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February 02, 2007

 

Inge Linden
  Sooo cute! the detail and colors are just stunning,Janine

GREAT CAPTURE!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Paul Michko
  How sweet, Janine.


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February 02, 2007

 

Arlene Krassner
  Awwww what a sweet shot.


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February 02, 2007

 

Tamara Sovilj
  Beautiful shot & lovely birds! Great colors!!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Donald K. Cherry
  Adorable capture, Janine!


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February 02, 2007

 

Joy Rector
  love this shot


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February 02, 2007

 
- William C. Raco

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  Excellent detail, colors and moment
Very well taken, Janine

Bill


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February 02, 2007

 

Sherri Gorman
  AWESOME!!! Wonderful colors and details!!! So cute too!!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Katarina Mansson
  Now THAT looks like a winner to me!!! You have captured the expressions in their faces excellently (the left one enjoying what the right one does to her(?)) - even closing her eyes - wow). The background helps focusing on the couple and bringing out the beautiful colours. The detail is, as always, excellent. Pui - I need to practice more...:-)


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February 02, 2007

 

Lynne Hoad
  AWWW!! Janine, wonderful caputure!! The details and compare perfect and the expressions are just precious!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Glenn E. Urquhart
  Outstanding capture and composition, Janine!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn.


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February 02, 2007

 

John Caruso
  Janine--

Fine job! Great detail and comp.


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February 02, 2007

 
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  Excellent color and capture Janine! Jeff


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February 02, 2007

 
- Dr Silly

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  Cute. :O)


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February 02, 2007

 

Marta J. Baldwin
  What a sweet picture!!! Great job Janine!!!


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February 02, 2007

 
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  Barbara, SuSana, Evy, Ray, Les, Paul E, Mette, Renee, Sherry, Inge, Paul M, Arlene, Tamara, Donald, Joy, Bill, Sherri, Katarina, Lynne, Glenn, John, Jeff, Doc and Marta, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments.


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February 02, 2007

 

Cathy M. Gromball
  Awww!!! This is so sweet, and I love it for the monthly theme, Janine!

Cathy :)


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February 02, 2007

 

Shirley L. Carpenter
  Excellent Capture Janine!!! Beautiful colors!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Melissa G. Meiselman
  It is beautiful the way the bird who is being preened has his eyes closed. Terrific capture, Janine!!


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February 02, 2007

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Too cute, Janine - wonderful image!


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February 02, 2007

 

John Connolly
  A great capture of budgerigars being themselves, Janine! You can see how they earned their nickname of "Love birds".


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February 02, 2007

 
- Dee Langevin

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  What a terrific image Janine! Love the pose, the colors and the great detail. Well done!


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February 02, 2007

 

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay)
  Excellent exposure,detail,composition and colors.Looks like a winner to me.


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February 02, 2007

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Super cute and excellent theme entry, Janine! :)


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February 02, 2007

 

Patricia Ronan
  Great photo Janine :)


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February 02, 2007

 
- Nancy L. Green

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  Oh Janine, I just love this!! It is too cute for words!! <><


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February 03, 2007

 

Kathleen Brennan
  Beautiful detail and color, Janine!


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February 03, 2007

 

anonymous
  Wonderful image Janine!


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February 03, 2007

 

Charlene Taylor
  This is so sharp and clear with great color Janine! Excellent shot.


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February 03, 2007

 

Sam Britt
  Excellent color, detail & poses captured here, Janine. I like the look of contentment (eyes closed) the bird on the left is showing.


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February 03, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  I agree with Sam! It really does look like true love!


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February 03, 2007

 

Esther Smith
  Tha detail and color is so incredible Janine!!!


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February 03, 2007

 

Jayne Martin
  WOW! This is great color and composition!!


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February 04, 2007

 
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  Cathy, Shirley, Melissa, Karen, John, Dee, Kara, Jenny, Patricia, Nancy, Kathleen, Barbara, Charlene, Sam, Colleen, Esther and Jayne, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement.


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February 04, 2007

 

Sharon King
  What a terrific MT shot! Excellent capture Janine!


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February 05, 2007

 
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  Sharon, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments.


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February 05, 2007

 

Marianne Fortin
  Perfect for the Monthly Theme - love it!


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February 05, 2007

 
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  Marianne, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement.


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February 05, 2007

 

Ronald F. Fischer
  This is so beautiful, Janine!! Awesome capture!!


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February 05, 2007

 
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  Ron, thanks very much for your encouraging comments.


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February 05, 2007

 
photosbyjanine.com - Janine Russell

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  Don, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement.


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February 05, 2007

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  It couldn't be any better than this Janine. It makes me miss my parakeets very much. It's like looking in a mirror. Anyway~ I love this!!


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February 05, 2007

 
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  Donna, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement.


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February 05, 2007

 

Lorraine A. Cook
  Superb colors on these two budgies, Janine! I've had birds in my life for 30+ years. At one time I had eight budgies!!<:))


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February 06, 2007

 
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  Lorraine, thanks very much for your encouraging comments.


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February 06, 2007

 

Ellen Hodges
  What a cute shot! Love it.


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February 06, 2007

 
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  Ellen, thanks very much for your nice comments.


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February 06, 2007

 
- Erica Murphy

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  Great photo Janine! The colors and comp. are awesome.

Erica


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February 07, 2007

 
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  Erica, thanks very much for your encouraging comments.


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February 07, 2007

 

eileen bedford
  Such a sweet capture, love the recipient’s eyes showing it feels so good...


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February 07, 2007

 
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  Eileen, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement.


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February 07, 2007

 

Sherry Sturgis
  Janine, this is wonderful!!! Super clarity and the colors are so beautiful.


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February 07, 2007

 
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  Sherry, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments.


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February 07, 2007

 

Richard D. Cox
  Sorry I missed this one earlier. It is great!


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February 08, 2007

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Cute!!! I have 3 parakeets..Just recently lost one. One of mine actually talks :)


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February 08, 2007

 
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  Richard and Shelly, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments.


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February 08, 2007

 

Kristi A. Howson
  So sweet with such beautiful colors Janine!


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February 10, 2007

 
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  Kristi, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments.


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February 10, 2007

 

Michelle L. Frick
  I love the way they are interacting. You caught such a tender moment. The colors and clarity, along with your lighting are just amazing!


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February 12, 2007

 
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  Michelle, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement.


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February 12, 2007

 

Gunther Allen
  Just one word come to mind .... Awwwwwwww!


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February 19, 2007

 
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  Gunther, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments.


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February 19, 2007

 

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett
  Love the colors, lighting and detail, Janine .... steve


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March 01, 2007

 
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  Steve, thanks very much for your encouraging comments.


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March 01, 2007

 
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