Uploaded: August 16, 2006 00:03:26
Photo was taken on August 14, 2006 at 4:21pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/6.3, 1/640 second, ISO 400
Cloned, cropped, + saturation, levels, resized, sharpened and blurred background in Photoshop CS
Su Sana E. P August 16, 2006
Janine, I like to sit back and look at this image for a long time. This has to be the most amazing bird shot I've every seen. You're absolutely awesome!!Su Sana E. P August 16, 2006
One request, please let me know when your book is ready. #3169686Julie Robinson August 16, 2006
What a beautiful pair Janine- well done! #3169687Donna Roberts August 16, 2006
Oh, this is so lovely Janine - fantastic shot!Dan Holm August 16, 2006
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL color, clarity and presentation, Janine! #3169726Darryl Wilkinson August 16, 2006
Picture Perfect, Janine! I applaud you :) #3169728Janine Russell August 16, 2006
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VISHVAJIT JUIKAR August 16, 2006
Excellent capture, Beautiful Picture #3169759Paul E. Earl August 16, 2006
Very beautifully captured!! #3169778Nadya Johnson August 16, 2006
Janine, how EXQUISITE!! Reminiscent of Audubon! This is SOOO lovely! Fantastic work! #3169798Kerby Pfrangle August 16, 2006
Wow just beautiful. Love the duo. Excellent clarity and colors. #3169838Paul Michko August 16, 2006
Awesome capture, Janine. #3169935William C. Raco August 16, 2006
Wow, this is fantastic, Janine!Bill #3169972
Bonnie C. Lackey August 16, 2006
Take another bow... #3170022Glenn E. Urquhart August 16, 2006
Stunning, Beautiful composition, in every respect, Janine!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3170045Donald K. Cherry August 16, 2006
A twofer, Janine!! Terrific comp, colors, detail and DoF!!! Wonderful image!! #3170125Carolyn J. Connolly August 16, 2006
WOW, WOW, WOW, Janine - this image is absolutely FABULOUS in *every* way!!! :o) #3170131Carol Sawyer August 16, 2006
Beautiful image Janine!!! #3170133Jim Huffield August 16, 2006
GORGEOUS!!!! #3170252Sherri Gorman August 16, 2006
Great capture. This is amazing. Great clarity and colors. Wow! #3170369Roxanne M. Bubar August 16, 2006
Awesome and beautiful capture. #3170456Judyann Plante August 16, 2006
Janine, This is perfection! Amazing color, composition, and detail.Judyann ><> #3170567
Jeff Robinson August 16, 2006
Outstanding capture Janine! Very beautifully presented!! Jeff #3170587Richard D. Cox August 16, 2006
Another fabulous capture. Excellent. #3170916Anita Ott August 16, 2006
Wow Janine this is just beautiful. The detail, clarity & coloring is just awesome. GREAT job. #3170937Carla Metzler August 16, 2006
Beautiful capture, I love the color, Janine! #3171042eileen bedford August 16, 2006
Well done, Janie, great detail, clarity and color. #3171266Janine Russell August 16, 2006
Susan, Julie, Donna, Dan, Darryl, Chris, Vishvajit, Paul E, Nadya, Kerby, Paul M, Bill, Bonnie, Glenn, Donald, Carolyn, Carol, Jim, Sherri, Roxanne, Judyann, Jeff, Richard, Anita, Carla and Eileen, thanks very much for all of your kind comments and encouragement. #3172036Leonard Pierce August 16, 2006
WOW! Fantastic image Janine, perfect in every way! #3172090Ronald F. Fischer August 16, 2006
Susana is right, Janine, at suggesting that you do a book of your fantastic bird pictures. You can add me to the list of purchasers (I would want an autographed copy, of course)! #3172825Connie J. Bagot August 16, 2006
Another beautiful bird shot----can't believe you got two of them in such a beautiful pose. Wonderful work Janine. #3173033Deborah Lewinson August 16, 2006
Outstanding and very beautiful image, Janine, excellent work!Tarun Bose August 16, 2006
My dear Janine you have done wonders. Amazing shot. A winner. Mind blowing. #3173556Nadine A. Lewis August 16, 2006
Janine, this is breath-takingly beautiful! I love everything about it!<>< #3173696
Marilyn K. Lincecum August 16, 2006
They look like twins. Beautiful lighting and soft colors. Put me on the list for the book and like Ronald, I would want it autographed. :-) #3174026Graeme yew Chow August 16, 2006
Janine, this is awesome image of two birds, really loving too. I agreed with others that this one could be a winner. #3174063Nancy L. Green August 16, 2006
Beautiful Janine!! Simply perfection!! <>< #3174087Janine Russell August 16, 2006
Len, Ronald, Connie, Debby, Tarun, Nadine, Marilyn, Graeme and Nancy, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments. #3174119Erica Murphy August 16, 2006
Lovely image Janine!!Erica #3174260
Janine Russell August 17, 2006
Erica and Don, thanks very much for your nice comments and encouragement. #3176473Theresa Marie Jones August 17, 2006
Quality to the max! Love it!! #3177227Janine Russell August 17, 2006
Theresa, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3179156Dot K. August 18, 2006
Absolutly beautiful capture! #3183681Sharrie Thomas August 20, 2006
This is such a great shot! Wonderful composition, colors are perfect, great DOF. Just a perfect shot! #3188064Janet Detota August 21, 2006
I totally agree with what everyone before me has said. This is just outstanding as is your whole gallery!! #3194553ALLEN O. HOWARD August 21, 2006
Fantastic Janine! #3196048Janine Russell August 21, 2006
Dot, Sharrie, Janet and Allen, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3196092Cheryl E. Molennor August 21, 2006
Your work is beautiful Janine. This looks like a famous painting or so. Once again great clarity and detail. #3196131Janine Russell August 21, 2006
Cheryl, I really appreciate your kind words of encouragement; thanks very much. #3196133Shawn Jennings August 24, 2006
Beautiful image Janine! Excellent clarity and exposure! We have these Goldfinches here at home, but my images never turn out as nice as yours. Great work! #3210717Janine Russell August 24, 2006
Shawn, I really appreciate your kind comments and encouragement; thanks very much. #3210809Melissa G. Meiselman September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist!!! #3366391Renee Doyle September 26, 2006
Congratulations once again Janine!!!! Fantastic!!!Tarun Bose September 26, 2006
Big congrats my dear Janine forbeing finalist. This is going to be a winner. #3366578Revonda L. Gentry September 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine!! #3366622Cheryl E. Molennor September 26, 2006
Congrats to you Janine on a beautiful image! #3367095Diana L. Ralph September 26, 2006
Congratulations, again, Janine on another well-deserved win... This one is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! #3367129Virginia Leone September 26, 2006
Way to go! Congrats!! #3367303DiAnna F. Paulk September 26, 2006
We're going to see these beautiful bird photographs in a book one day! Congratulations, Janine! Just gorgeous!!! #3367672Pamela Shane September 26, 2006
Amazing capture Janine - congratulations on your finalist! :) #3367699Paul E. Earl September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist!! #3368021Steve M. Harrington September 26, 2006
Fine work, Janine. Congratulations. #3368134Barbara Waldoch September 26, 2006
Congratulations, well done! #3368636Kay E. Mahoney September 26, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3368665Marilyn K. Lincecum September 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine on this beautiful finalist and good luck in the next round. #3368667Daniel G. Flocke September 26, 2006
Janine - Congratulations on your Finalist and good luck in the next round!!!~Daniel #3368884
Nancy L. Green September 26, 2006
Congrats Janine on another beautiful finalist!! <>< #3369149Husain Akhtar September 26, 2006
Further congratulations on being super finalist my friend! Good wishes again. #3369377Janine Russell September 26, 2006
Melissa, Renee, Tarun, Revonda, Cheryl, Diana, Virginia, DiAnna, Pamela, Dawn, Paul, Steve, Barbara, Kay, Marilyn, Daniel, Nancy and MH, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3369401Lorraine A. Cook September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Janine!<:)) #3369818Raymond Pauly September 26, 2006
This is definitely a winner, Janine! It is so beautiful! It looks like a painting. A true work of art! Congratulations! #3369888Graeme yew Chow September 27, 2006
Janine, big congratulation on this awesome finalists. #3370201Sherry Stricklin Boles September 27, 2006
Congrats on this fantastic finalist, Janine! #3370255Kathleen Brennan September 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine. This is amazing. I wish I could get my goldfinces to sit still! #3371317Sharrie Thomas September 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine! Beautiful shot!! #3371676Emile Abbott September 27, 2006
Another great finalist, Janine. #3372430Janine Russell September 27, 2006
Lorraine, Raymond, Graeme, Sherry, Kathleen, Sharrie and Emile, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3372863Rakesh Syal September 27, 2006
WOW!!Another great finalist, Janine!! #3373658Adilson F. Ferreira September 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine!!! #3373751Shawn Jennings September 27, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist Janine!!! #3374487Tressie Davis September 27, 2006
Super congrats Janine!! #3375460Janine Russell September 27, 2006
Joyce, Rakesh, Adilson, Shawn and Tressie, I really appreciate your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations; thanks very much. #3375874Brian D. Shema September 27, 2006
SUPERB!! Congrats.~Brian #3376195
Debra Booth September 27, 2006
Double awesome, Janine!! Congratulations!! #3376518Sharon Day September 27, 2006
Outstanding capture, Janine!!! Congratulations again!!! Good luck next round! #3376906She-She Killough September 28, 2006
Wonderful capture Janine!! Congrats 2 U!!! #3378330Janine Russell September 28, 2006
Brian, Debra, Sharon and Sheesh, thanks very much for your nice comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3379612Mitch Spence September 28, 2006
Gosh, Janine, you can't get much better than this. I'm amazed. #3381231Janine Russell September 29, 2006
Mitch, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3386341Natasha Overton November 15, 2006
This is probably one of the best bird capture I've seen in a long time. Excellent all around. #3590935Janine Russell November 15, 2006
Natasha, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3591048Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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