Cardinal Couple
Uploaded: December 19, 2009 07:32:03
Canon 1D Mark III, Canon EF300mm 4.0 L IS lens, 1/200 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
Melissa G. Meiselman December 19, 2009
Wonderful shot of this beautiful pair of birds taken with sharp detail, vibrant color and fantastic shallow DOF, Bill!! #1217702
Dominick M. Dimacale
December 19, 2009
Dominick #8233044
Jim Huffield December 19, 2009
Marvelous and beautiful capture, Bill. Jim #8233085
Tammy M. Anderson
December 19, 2009
Kathleen Brennan December 19, 2009
Great capture of this cardinal pair! #8233222Liz blahh December 19, 2009
Beautifully captured! #8233387
Jeff Robinson
December 19, 2009
Kathleen Rinker December 19, 2009
Excellent capture Bill!! #8233831Pamela L. Moore December 19, 2009
Beautiful couple - I don't live near any cardinals, but love the beautiful colors. Very nice DOF!! #8234314
Amanda J. Tanner
December 20, 2009
James N. Carpenter December 20, 2009
Super capture Bill, wonderful detail and clarity. Great composition and really nice DOF. Very well done. James #8235630Summer A. Kozisek December 22, 2009
Gorgeous capture Bill, your bird photos are absolutely fantastic!! #8238833
Shelly A. Van Camp
December 22, 2009
Diane L. Thomas December 24, 2009
WOW what a capture. Great to get them together. Sharp and Clear. Merry Christmas #8244838Kathy Cline December 25, 2009
Dianna Murphy December 27, 2009
Gorgeous couple. Merry christamas Bill. #8249438Cathy Barrows January 18, 2010
Congrats on your finalist...very pretty #8306574Diane L. Thomas January 18, 2010
Congrats on you finalist. Love it. #8306675Courtenay Vanderbilt January 18, 2010
Beautiful, Bill! Congratulations! #8306852Carol L. Fowler January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this Finalist! #8306867
Nancyj E. Hovey
January 18, 2010
Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 18, 2010
Congrats, Best of luck in the next round :) #8307271Linda A. Braddock January 18, 2010
Bill, Congratulations on this Beautiful Finalist!! #8307462Fran J. Jagger January 18, 2010
Congrats on your Outstanding Finalist, Bill! Love the capture, clarity, blurred background and the catch light of the couple's eyes!! WOW! :)JO ANN CLEVELAND January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Bill!Hope we see it again!
jo ann c. #8307700
Tammy M. Anderson
January 18, 2010
Lola M.
January 18, 2010
Joannie Bertucci
January 18, 2010
Debra R. Harder January 18, 2010
WOW, Bill! Your wildlife images are always the best. Huge congratulations on your outstanding finalist. This is going right into my favorites!! Deb #8308439Lana Arcemont January 18, 2010
Congratulations, Bill. This is a fine cardinal couple! #8309298Phyllis H. Burchett January 18, 2010
Congrats on this fantastic finalist Bill! #8309588
Usman M. Bajwa
January 18, 2010
UB. #8309871
Bojan Bencic
January 18, 2010
Summer A. Kozisek January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Bill! #8310418Liz blahh January 19, 2010
Congratulations! #8311100Karen Celella January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Bill. #8311121
Shelly A. Van Camp
January 19, 2010
ALLEN O. HOWARD January 19, 2010
Congratulations on an excellent capture and finalist! There is nothing easy about getting a clean shot of these birds! #8311684James N. Carpenter January 19, 2010
Super big congrats Bill on this great finalist. James #8311878Eivor Kuchta January 19, 2010
Beautiful couple, well captured! Congratulations on your finalist, Bill, and good luck in the next round! #8312398
Jeff Robinson
January 19, 2010
Barbara Waldoch January 19, 2010
Huge congratulations on your fantastic Win! #8313020
Claudia Kuhn
January 19, 2010
Peter K. Burian January 19, 2010
Wow! Very few photographers ever manage to capture an image of both the male and female, Bill.Love it!
Peter #8313224
Sam Britt January 19, 2010
Congratulations on this winner, Bill! #8313422Mary K. Robison January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Bill! What a lovely capture! #8313598Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 19, 2010
WTG on this awesome win, Bill!!! :-)♫♪♫ k #8313787Fran J. Jagger January 19, 2010
CONGRATS on you WIN, Bill!! :) #8313842Janice Mezzacappa January 19, 2010
Huge Congrats Bill on your spectacular WINNER!! #8313886Janice Mezzacappa January 19, 2010
Huge Congrats Bill on your spectacular WINNER!! #8313887
Erica Murphy
January 19, 2010
Evy Johansen
January 19, 2010
Jennifer L. Alder January 19, 2010
Its a beauty, Bill! Big congrats to you! #8314175
Usman M. Bajwa
January 19, 2010
UB. #8314224
Bojan Bencic
January 19, 2010
Renee Doyle January 20, 2010
Just beautiful!! Big congratulations to you Bill!! #8314549Bill Houghton January 20, 2010
I just want to thank all of you for your remarks about my second place photo. Bill #8314688Derek D. Dafoe January 20, 2010
Congrats Bill on a great photo and Win! #8314701
Tammy M. Anderson
January 20, 2010
Karen Celella January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your impressive winning image Bill! #8315088
Anne M. Young
January 20, 2010
Courtenay Vanderbilt January 20, 2010
Super congratulations, Bill! Well-deserved gold! #8315204Murry Grigsby January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful image and win Bill! #8315413Cathy Barrows January 20, 2010
Congrats on your win...gorgeous couple #8315532Linda A. Braddock January 20, 2010
Bill, Congratulations on this beautiful winner!! #8315592Jack Ryan January 20, 2010
Way to go, Bill. Congratulatuions! #8315731Debra R. Harder January 20, 2010
Well...I knew this was a GOLD WINNER when I first saw it, Bill!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your spectacular win!! Deb #8315780
Lydia Williams
January 20, 2010
Dominick M. Dimacale
January 20, 2010
Dominick #8316691
Dianna Murphy January 20, 2010
A big warm hearted congratulations to you on your fantastic winner!!! I wish you continued success in the future.JO ANN CLEVELAND January 20, 2010
So glad this was a winner and very well deserved Bill!jo ann c. #8316985
Eivor Kuchta January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your winner, Bill! #8317018Michael Umbreit January 20, 2010
Bill - Congratulations!! - Mike #8317272Graeme yew Chow January 20, 2010
Big congratulations ! Bill. The detail is exceptional. #8317463
Karen K. Givens
January 21, 2010
Julie Burnett January 21, 2010
Gorgeous capture of this beautiful couple, Bill!! A HUGE congrats on this exceptional winner!! #8319375ALLEN O. HOWARD January 21, 2010
And it became a winner. Congratulations, Bill! AWESOME! #8320094
Val Feldman
January 22, 2010
Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 22, 2010
They are so beautiful Bill! Congratulations on your win! #8321888
Shelly A. Van Camp
January 22, 2010
Alex T. Mizuno January 24, 2010
What a lovely pair! Beautiful work as usual Bill! Congratulations on your win!!! #8325193Derek D. Dafoe January 25, 2010
Congrats on a great win Bill! #8327534Kara L. Hendricks January 25, 2010
Daniel Ruf January 30, 2010
Another great piece of work, Bill. I never tire of looking at your images. #8341869frank w. degenhardt January 31, 2010
Bill- It is quite obvious that I am no where in the same league with you when it comes to photography. I do enjoy and am always learning and know I still need better equipment, but make do.Sam Britt February 22, 2010
Big Congrats on your second place winner, Bill! #8408080
Nancy L. Green
March 10, 2011
Anita Slusser April 04, 2011
Gorgeous couple. I love the focus and the color. #9334387John Connolly January 16, 2012
A stand out image of these two beauties, Bill! Congratulations on your finalist win! #9923726Gary Enloe January 26, 2012
This is a excellent capture Bill. Nice to have captured the 2 of them looking back like they are. Very nice #9948707Gord MacEachern January 30, 2012
Hi Bill, I can see why this went gold, very beautiful capture, WTG!! #9955253Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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