Standing Watch [Contest Finalists November 2006]
Uploaded: November 03, 2006 00:05:27
Photo of a Chestnut-backed Chickadee was taken on October 29, 2006 at 3:27pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/4, 1/250 second, ISO 640
Cropped, cloned, + saturation, - brightness, dodged, burned, curves, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at Shutterbugs.biz on December 21, 2006
POTD at Photoshowdown on December 30, 2006
Evy Johansen November 03, 2006
Another beauty, Janine!! Wonderful detail and super composition!! #550498Rob Bishop November 03, 2006
What a fantastic capture, Janine! #3539504Paul E. Earl November 03, 2006
Stunning, Janine! Beautiful lighting against the dark background! #3539505Stanley J. Contrades November 03, 2006
Greeting card perfect on this finely detailed presentation, Janine!! Beautifully donel and outstanding exposure!!Lynne Morris November 03, 2006
Janine this is stunning, awesome colours, detail and composition, a wonderful capture! #3539527Renee Doyle November 03, 2006
Simply perfect Janine!!Ray Clarke November 03, 2006
Wonderful detail , and compostition Janine #3539566Paul Sikora November 03, 2006
Love this, Janine. You've taught me a lot about capturing birds. I haven't taken one as good as this but hopefully I'll get better. #3539590Margaret Sikora November 03, 2006
Janine you take the most marvellous photos of these little creatures and this one is a beauty. #3539603Septa Iskandar November 03, 2006
Simple but great picture!!! #3539638Susie Peek-Swint November 03, 2006
lovely capture of this little bird Janine! #3539643Paul Michko November 03, 2006
Stunning capture, Janine. #3539686Su Sana E. P November 03, 2006
Janine, this cutie sure looks REAL that I could almost reach out and catch him. You're the BEST when it comes to bird shot. #3539689Barbara Waldoch November 03, 2006
Excellent work, Janine! #3539725Husain Akhtar November 03, 2006
Another great shot of the birds, Janine! Super composition – particularly like the lighting and the dark background! #3539732Liane Saliba November 03, 2006
Stunning little birdy!!! #3539749Alan L. Borror November 03, 2006
This is a WOW, Janine! Beautiful bird image...winner for me! #3539760Julie Robinson November 03, 2006
So stunning Janine- well done! #3539793Donald K. Cherry November 03, 2006
Gorgeous capture, Janine! #3539841William C. Raco November 03, 2006
Wonderful color, detail and compositionBill #3539872
Tom Andersen November 03, 2006
Wonderful capture, Janine! #3539875Anjali J November 03, 2006
lovely capture with amazing details #3539988Sherri Gorman November 03, 2006
Awesome Janine!!! Wonderful details!!! Excellent!!!! #3540065Christian P. Nicolas November 03, 2006
Simply beautiful. Cute birdie too. Nice work Janine. :)Quite a PS work you did. WOW! #3540103
Jeff Robinson November 03, 2006
Beautilly captured in all respects!! Jeff #3540142Walter Graziano November 03, 2006
Fantastic shot Janine! #3540184Kara L. Hendricks November 03, 2006
You and your stunning bird shots Janine... WOW!!! This is gorgeous!!! #3540204Richard D. Cox November 03, 2006
Love those bird shots. Another great capture to add to your collection. #3540233Carla Metzler November 03, 2006
Excellent caputre, Janine! #3540236Wally Orlowsky November 03, 2006
The effects really make this beauty stand out, Janine! The chestnut coloring on this species is so much nicer than the plain old black and white chickadees we have back East (but I still like to watch those too). #3540250Shelly A. Van Camp November 03, 2006
Beautiful image...:) #3540545Ray Thoms November 03, 2006
Absolutely beautiful Janine, as always your "birds" are wonderfully taken!!!! #3540590Tom Backlund November 03, 2006
Beautiful image Janine! #3540996Tarun Bose November 03, 2006
Outstanding my dear Janine. A winner indeed. #3541092Janine Russell November 03, 2006
Evy, Rob, Paul E, Stan, Lynne, Renee, Ray & Audrey, Paul S, Margaret, Septa (Welcome to Better Photo), Susie, Paul M, Susan, Barbara, MH, Liane, Alan, Julie, Donald, Bill, Tom A, Anjali, Sherri, Christian, Jeff, Wally, Kara, Richard, Carla, Wally (We also have the Black-capped Chickadees here), Shelly, Ray, Tom B and Tarun, thanks very much for all of your kind comments and encouragement.Just a note - the background is as it came out of the camera; it was a heavily shaded area of my yard.
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Adilson F. Ferreira November 03, 2006
Wonderful capture Janine!!! #3541440Cyn Valentine November 03, 2006
Beautiful..so well done Janine!! Great clarity and color! #3541454Susan Jane Allen November 03, 2006
Whenever I see a fantastically sharp image of a little bird, I look down expecting to find your name! Lovely, as usual! #3541566Karen Engelbreth November 03, 2006
Another wonderful capture, Janine! #3541582Fax Sinclair November 03, 2006
This is a gorgeous image, from each little feather to the glint in the eye! #3541672eileen bedford November 03, 2006
Great capture and composition Janine, love how he's 'out on the edge'... #3541753Cary Rogers November 03, 2006
Another wonderful capture of such a tiny bird, Janine! Great lighting and colors....and the pine needles indicate just how little this guy is. Great work! #3541784Raymond Pauly November 03, 2006
Beautiful shot, Janine! Awesome clarity and detail! What a beautiful little bird! #3541795Crossroad Photography November 03, 2006
Gorgeous capture! Amazing details! #3541990Stephanie Laird November 03, 2006
Perfect in every way Janine! #3542184Alexander Grima November 03, 2006
Oh wow, I felt I could reach in and touch the bird and tree! Great work! #3542202John D. Quixley November 03, 2006
This is just beautiful Janine #3542360Marcel J. Fernandez November 03, 2006
Janine, I give this one a standing ovation. Simply an outstanting image in every way. #3542385Ronald F. Fischer November 03, 2006
Fantastic capture, Janine! #3542472Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 03, 2006
Outstanding Janine, you are so good at these images!! I love to see your work!! I hope this wins!! #3542787Cheryl E. Molennor November 03, 2006
Beautiful Janine. What a cutie and excellent detail! #3542944Theresa Marie Jones November 03, 2006
Very tactile! #3542951Stan Lubach November 03, 2006
Wonderful image, Janine. Great color and detail. #3542987Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 03, 2006
What a wonderful image, Janine!!! The details and colors on this macro and simply fantastic!!!! Beautiful image!!!! ^.^ Kitty #3543330Karim Abiali November 03, 2006
Beautiful Janine! #3543451Arnie Horwitz November 03, 2006
Beautiful shot with great colors and detail, Janine! #3543466Sam Britt November 03, 2006
Another terrific bird capture. Your birds are always so amazing.Sherry Stricklin Boles November 03, 2006
Another beautiful bird capture, Janine!! #3543501Janine Russell November 03, 2006
Adilson, Cyn, Susan, Karen, Fax, Eileen, Cary, Raymond, Picture-It, Stephanie, Alexander, John, Marcel, Ronald, Donna, Cheryl, Theresa, Stan, Kitty, Karim, Arnie, Sam and Sherry, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments.Michael Khoury November 05, 2006
very nice photo Janine...Janine Russell November 05, 2006
Michael, thanks very much for your encouragement. #3549794Chastity Abbott November 06, 2006
WOW....you are so awesome!!!!! #3553833Janine Russell November 06, 2006
Chastity, you are too kind; thanks very much for your encouragement. #3554184Sharon King November 06, 2006
The clarity and detail is just AMAZING Janine!! I'm in Awe! #3554304Janine Russell November 06, 2006
Sharon, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3554309Sheryl A. Hudson November 06, 2006
Your birds are so amazing Janine!!! Great color, great detail!!! #3554864Janine Russell November 06, 2006
Sheryl, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3555001Marilyn Flanagan November 07, 2006
Wow! Janine, has the Audubon Society seen this one? Beautiful capture of this bird. Just lovely. #3556279Janine Russell November 07, 2006
Marilyn, I really appreciate your encouraging comments; thanks very much. #3557218lyn winans November 13, 2006
What a gorgeous wee fellow ... beautifully captured Janine ! #3583665Janine Russell November 13, 2006
Lyn, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3583713Terry Cervi November 13, 2006
This is a beautiful shot, Janine! I've never seen a Chestnut-backed Chickadee. We have the Black-capped Chickadees in our area of Western NY. #3583756Janine Russell November 13, 2006
Terry, thanks very much for your encouraging comments; we also have Black-capped Chickadees here in the Pacific NOrthwest. #3583957Johnny Santoso November 15, 2006
This is sure to be a winner.. I am speechless.. The best of its kind.. Congratulations Janine..!rgds, #3591561
Janine Russell November 15, 2006
Johnny, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #3591584Janine Russell November 21, 2006
Belinda, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3613442Ellen Hodges December 11, 2006
absolutely beautiful shot! #3691633Janine Russell December 11, 2006
Ellen, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3692105Shawn Jennings December 29, 2006
Congratulations on another finalist, Janine! #3750959Laurence Saliba December 29, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS again Janine!!! #3751447Janine Russell December 29, 2006
Shawn and Laurence, thanks very much for your encouraging comments and congratulations. #3752865Renee Doyle December 29, 2006
Many congratulations once again Janine!Charles Davis December 29, 2006
Congrats again Janine! #3753200Glenn E. Urquhart December 29, 2006
A big Congratulations on your Finalist Award, Janine!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #3753719Sherri Gorman December 29, 2006
Congratulations!!!! #3753908Sheryl A. Hudson December 29, 2006
Congratulations Janine on your well deserved finalist!!! #3754137Bill Wyatt December 29, 2006
Beautiful work Janine!Patricia Ronan December 29, 2006
Congratulations yet again Janine :) #3754412Barbara Waldoch December 29, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Janine! #3755879Terry L. Ellis December 29, 2006
A true beauty! Congratulations again Janine! #3756639Cindy Cone December 29, 2006
Congrats on another wonderful finalist, Janine! #3757055Kristi A. Howson December 29, 2006
Congratulations Janine on this beautiful Finalist and best of luck in the next round. Precious! #3757057Lorraine A. Cook December 29, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome finalist and Good Luck in the next round, Janine!<:)) #3757340Janine Russell December 29, 2006
Renee, Charles, Glenn, Sherri, Sheryl, Bill, Patricia, Barbara, Terry, Cindy, Kristi and Lorraine, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations.Nadya Johnson December 29, 2006
Exquisite, Janine! Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! The others too! I don't know if I'll manage comments on them all because my laptop's misbehaving even more than usual tonight! Wonderful work! And I wish you the best of luck in the second round! #3757600Janine Russell December 29, 2006
Nadya, thanks very much for your great comments and encouragement. #3757604Raymond Pauly December 29, 2006
Really lovely and deserving finalist, Janine! Congratulations on this one and all your finallists! #3757649Laurie Daily December 30, 2006
Congratulations to you Janine on another beautiful image so deserving! #3758382Kay E. Mahoney December 30, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3758708Janine Russell December 30, 2006
Raymond, Laurie and Kay, thanks very much for your kind comments and congratulations. #3759514Ken Smith December 30, 2006
Congrats again, Janine! #3759883Mitch Spence December 30, 2006
So beautiful, Janine. I've never seen one of these guys. Congratulations. #3759944Tonya R. Boles December 30, 2006
Congrats. #3760356Stanley J. Contrades December 30, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS, Janine, on this beauty of an entry and Finalist as well as ALL of your November Finalists! Best of luck to you in the next judging!!Su Sana E. P December 30, 2006
Janine, huge Congratulations again on this cute Finalist!! #3761999Janine Russell December 30, 2006
Ken, Mitch, Tonya, Stan and Susana, thanks very much for your encouraging comments and congratulations. #3762298Emile Abbott December 31, 2006
Congratulation again on such an outstanding capture and finalist. Great month. #3764240Janine Russell December 31, 2006
Emile, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3764466randy dannheim December 31, 2006
Janine, congratulations #2, well done. #3764912Janine Russell December 31, 2006
Randy, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3765258John V. Roscich January 02, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS AGAINE JANINEJanine Russell January 02, 2007
John, thanks very much for your encouragement, congratulations and kind comments. #3773032Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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