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Northern Cardinal in the Snow


Posted by Matthew Studebaker on Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:26 am

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So I had some cardinals visiting my backyard feeder. I put out some lichen perches right above the feeder but the image still didn't seem to pop. I found this berry perch . . . better. But still not enough. The background was super light-gray snow. I took a sheet of 4'x8' plywood and set it 20 feet behind the feeder. That allowed the snow flakes to show in the image . . . still not enough. Finally I clamped several berry branches to the plywood to integrate the foreground colors into the background. Bingo! That was the shot. 

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:43 am
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Your set up has certainly delivered the desired result- and more! Lovely image Matthew.
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by Des on Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:47 am
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Nice result from an interesting set-up.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:12 am
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Very pretty- worth the effort-I never would have thought do do something like that!
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by Greg Schneider on Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:00 pm
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One of your best IMO. I'd consider adding a bit of catchlight.
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by John P on Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:59 pm
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Male Cardinals in the falling snow! Fantastic image!
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by david fletcher on Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:21 pm
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on the money. great effort. paid off!
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by Missy Mandel on Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:28 pm
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It was worth the effort Matthew! This is brilliant!
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by Karl Egressy on Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:11 pm
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Lovely wintery setting with some nice vivid colors. Great work, Matthew.
 

by Mike Wooding on Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:28 pm
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Matthew...this is a work of art...with emphasis on the work. Well done.
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by Denis55 on Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:04 pm
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Certainly worth the effort!
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:50 pm
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The perch and BG colors really do complement the cardinal's plumage well.
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