HULLO THERE! [Contest Finalists April 2010]
Uploaded: April 27, 2010 02:34:21
I should have taken out the backlighting from the sun.......these birds are so beautiful..
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/90 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 85.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Aimee S. McMaster April 27, 2010
...such bright happy color, wonderful dof & detail Avril.... #1263010Laura E. Swan April 27, 2010
Amazing detail here on this beautiful bird, Avril! I think that lighting back there is fine. It gives a nice contrast to the colors in the birds feathers! Neat to see that yellow bird, too!Great job!
-Laura :) #8572478
Tammy M. Anderson April 27, 2010
Beautiful color, composition and capture, Avril. Well done. #8572487Gord MacEachern April 27, 2010
What a beauty Avril, sure is a looker!Douglas Pignet April 27, 2010
Wow Avril what beautiful colors, very nice capture #8572521Paul E. Earl April 27, 2010
Beautiful but very noisy when you get a few of them together. Still I love having them in my yard. #8572524Carolyn M. Fletcher April 27, 2010
They are gorgeous!!! #8572541Barbara Waldoch April 27, 2010
Beautiful bird and capture, Avril! #8572598Alan L. Borror April 27, 2010
Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird, Avril! Great color. #8572654Dominick M. Dimacale April 27, 2010
Great animal image, Avril.
Dominick #8572664
Lynn M. Whitt April 27, 2010
beautiful bird and capture... #8572724Brett Dolsen April 27, 2010
Great colours,details and depth Avril! #8572815Robert R. Goodman April 27, 2010
Hi Avril,Beautiful color and detail.Absolutely wonderful!!!! #8572869Ron McEwan April 27, 2010
I see nothing wrong with this shot Avril, in fact it is a jaw dropper for me. I never get to see these kind of birds; the color and detail is exceptional. #8573125Kate Jackson April 27, 2010
Love it Avril! Especially the way his head shows up against the light in the background #8573222Carol Eade April 27, 2010
Beautiful bird, Avril, terrific image just the way it is! #8573621Karen Engelbreth April 27, 2010
Wonderful bird and capture, Avril... #8573958Kerry Hill April 27, 2010
Fantastic capture Avril, beautiful colours and details! #8574004Mike Clime April 27, 2010
Beautiful bird, wonderful details and like all of the bokeh in the background! #8574028John Connolly April 27, 2010
A beautiful bird and a great capture Avril! I like it when they fly low through my back yard, their wings are the most gorgeous shade of green! #8574282Patrick Rouzes April 27, 2010
Spectacular colors, detail, clarity, focus, dof, b/g & comp here! Superb image & work here, Avril! #8574315Chris Ebben April 27, 2010
I have 3 just starting to come to the front door for breakfast each morning. You sure have shown off their beautiful colouring in this image, well done=^..^= #8574381Ann Coates April 27, 2010
A beautiful image of this beautiful bird Avril. #8574962Carolyn J. Connolly April 28, 2010
They definitely are noisy, Avril...but oh so beautiful, too!! Wonderful capture of this beauty!! Before I read others comments I, too, thought how the light in the background suited this image!! As Laura said, "it gives a nice contrast to the colors in the bird's feathers"!! :o) #8575193Graham Robards April 28, 2010
Just love the contrast behind the bird too Avril. ~Pat #8575800Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 29, 2010
I think the lighting in the back is fineRobert K. Bemus April 30, 2010
Beautiful color, detail and portrait, Avril!! #8579626Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 24, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTiia Vissak May 24, 2010
Congratulations! #8632897Robert R. Goodman May 24, 2010
A big congratulations,Avril!!! #8633863Ann Coates May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Avril. #8634140Nancyj E. Hovey May 24, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SLinda Blair May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your terrific finalist!!!!! #8634603Amy M. Wilson May 24, 2010
Big congratulations on your fantastic Finalist, Avril!! #8634613Ron McEwan May 24, 2010
Congratulations for collecting silver for the month of April, well deserved honor #8636098Ujjwal Mukherjee May 24, 2010
Congratulations,Avril on your beautiful finalist!! #8637118Bojan Bencic May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Avril. #8637755Stefania Barbier May 24, 2010
congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #8637882Graham Robards May 24, 2010
Congratulations Avril, love this one. Best of luck for the next round.~Pat #8638022Barbara Waldoch May 25, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Avril! #8638514Douglas Pignet May 25, 2010
Congrats on your finalist...Very well done #8638802Tammy M. Anderson May 25, 2010
Congrats, Avril on this fantastic finalist. #8639533Renee Doyle May 25, 2010
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Avril!! #8642208Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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