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Spotted Towhee


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Spotted Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Photo was taken on March 7, 2007 at 10:54am in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 2x TC @ F/8, 1/250 second, ISO 800
Cloned, shadow/highlight, +saturation, levels, -brightness, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS

Janine Russell

 
 
 

John Caruso
 

Lovley work, Janine! The colors are just so vibrant, and the background blur is a perfect enhancement to the subject.


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March 07, 2007

 

Brinn MacDougall
  Beautiful capture, love the moisture running off his backside, terrific, Janine!


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March 07, 2007

 

Melissa A. Mannon
  love the gray on gray and the bright pink in contrast!


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March 07, 2007

 
- Les Rhoades

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  This is unreal...I love the BG color in this iamge. It really makes the entire iamge pop. Just Super!


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March 07, 2007

 

Susan Fox
  Sensational Janine!!!! I so love your bird photos :-)


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March 07, 2007

 

Kathy Radford
  Love the color, contrast, and detail. Hope to see this shot again. Good Luck. Kathy in NH


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March 07, 2007

 

Randy K. Baldwin
  Great color Janine..very nice!


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March 07, 2007

 

Richard D. Cox
  This makes me believe that Spring is coming back. Great color, comp and clarity.


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March 07, 2007

 
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  A Great slice of spring Janine!! Excellent comp and capture! Jeff


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March 07, 2007

 

Carla Metzler
  What a great shot, Janine! Beautiful!!


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March 07, 2007

 

Ken Slade
  Outstanding exposure, well saturated colors, nice sharpness and detail, excellent DOF and background. Well composed. I am amazed that you got such a sharp clean photo with ISO 800.


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March 07, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  Outstanding color, detail and composition, Janine! And what a great, colorful spot for him to perch! :)


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March 07, 2007

 

Lynn Crawford
  Oh Janine, this is outstanding, wonderful color and clarity :)


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March 07, 2007

 

Sam Britt
  Terrific bird capture, Janine. Great color and clarity.


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March 07, 2007

 
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  John, Brinn, Melissa, Les, Susan, Kathy, Randy, Richard, Jeff, Carla, Ken, Colleen and Lynn, thanks very much for your wonderful comments.


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March 07, 2007

 

Kenneth Mucke
  Stunning capture Janine...Love the colors and the bird is just exquisite


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March 07, 2007

 
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  Sam and Kenneth, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments.


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March 07, 2007

 

Raymond Pauly
  Wonderful capture with great clarity, colors and detail, Janine!


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March 07, 2007

 

Katarina Mansson
  Fantastic colours, composition, clarity, DOF and lighting!


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March 07, 2007

 

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
  Most excellent in every way, Janine!!!! Totally beautiful!!!! ^.^


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March 08, 2007

 
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  Raymond, Katarina and Kitty, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement.


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March 08, 2007

 

Karen Slagle
  You take the prettiest bird pictures, Janine, and this is no exception. Love the sharpness and details...


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March 08, 2007

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


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March 08, 2007

 

Rosemary Buffoni
  Wonderful bird image-so crisp and sharp with great lighting and colors.
Ro


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  Ro, thanks very much for your wonderful comments.


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March 08, 2007

 

Glenn E. Traver
  beautiful Janine, great color,like how the eyes and the flowers complement each other ~ GT


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March 09, 2007

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


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Milan Banik
  awesome bird composition with red eyes and red flower .


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


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March 09, 2007

 

eileen bedford
  BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED AND Framed, love this one Janine. It's amazing how they can sit atop such delicate looking flowers...


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


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- Marilyn K. Lincecum

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  Beautiful composition, lighting, colors and detials !! Another outstanding bird image, Janine. :-)


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March 09, 2007

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


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March 09, 2007

 

Patricia Ronan
  Beautiful picture Janine:)


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March 10, 2007

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


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March 10, 2007

 

Paul D.
  Just great, Janine. One of my favorites in your gallery (which has many great shots).


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March 23, 2007

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


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March 24, 2007

 
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  An incredible finalist, Janine...congratulations to you!


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April 24, 2007

 
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  Congratulations on this making Finalist!


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April 24, 2007

 

Sam Britt
  Another fantastic finalist, Janine!


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  Wow, awesome finalist, Janine!
Best wishes for the new round!
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April 24, 2007

 

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
  Congratulations again on this fantastic finalist, Janine!!!!! :-) ^.^


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April 24, 2007

 

Holly Shao
  Congratulations, Janine, on this beautiful Finalist!!

Holly


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April 24, 2007

 

Graeme yew Chow
  Congratulations Janine. Glad to see this one again. Good luck !


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April 24, 2007

 

eileen bedford
  Congratulations on your finalist Janine...


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April 24, 2007

 

Cheryl E. Molennor
  Great detail. Congratulations


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April 24, 2007

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Janine. Good luck in the next round.


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April 24, 2007

 

Sylvia Rossler
  Big congrats Janine :O)


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April 24, 2007

 

Lorraine A. Cook
  Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Janine!<:))


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- Laurence Saliba

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  Congratulations on your finalist Janine!!! Good luck in the next round.


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April 24, 2007

 
- Marilyn K. Lincecum

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  Congratulations on this and all your beautiful fianalist, Janine. Good luck in the next round !!!


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April 24, 2007

 
- Su Sana E. P

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  Congratulations on this most beautiful Finalist, Janine!!


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April 24, 2007

 

Katarina Mansson
  How can I have missed this one before?! Beeing used to brilliant bird shots from you I can only say "you have done it again!"! Congrats and good luck in the next round!


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April 25, 2007

 
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  Laurie, Chris, Sam, Debby, Kitty, Holly, Graeme, Eileen, Cheryl, Kay, Sylvia, Lorraine, Laurence, Marilyn, SuSana and Katarina, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations.


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April 25, 2007

 

Christy Nichols
  Congratulations again, Janine!!! Fantastic!


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April 25, 2007

 
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  Congrats on your finalist and wonderful capture, Janine.


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April 25, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  Way to go, Janine! Congratulations on another great finalist!


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April 25, 2007

 

RC Fritz
  Congrats, Janine. Another great Finalist!


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April 25, 2007

 

Shawn Jennings
  Super shot, Janine! Congratulations on your finalist!


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April 25, 2007

 
- Terry L. Ellis

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  Another gorgeous finalist! Congratulations, Janine!


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April 25, 2007

 

Patricia Ronan
  Congrats again Janine:)


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April 25, 2007

 

Monika Sapek
  Wonderful capture, Janine! Many congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round!
Monika


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April 25, 2007

 
- Ken Smith

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  Congratulations, Janine!!


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April 25, 2007

 
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