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Ramon M. Casares
09-03-2008, 06:21 PM
Hi all, today I would like to show you another endangered species, this bird is the most popular in Argentina to keep in captivity, sadly, because of this, there are allready some places here where you no longer see it, in corrientes these birds population is good, this picture of this beautifull male singing was taken a few days ago with the early mornig light. Hope you like it!

Mark II
70-200 2.8
TC2X
Tv 1/640 secs.
Av f11
Iso 400
Exp Comp: +1/3
Feeder
Chair blind
Tripod

Enjoy!

C&C are very welcome and apreciated!

Raymond Barlow
09-03-2008, 06:28 PM
wonderful image Ramon., 0 nits here! excellent.

Raul Quinones
09-03-2008, 06:42 PM
Beautiful picture and awesome bird. Great background and nice colors. Love it as presented.

Bruce Gove
09-03-2008, 06:45 PM
Lovely image Ramon - great light, head angle and very sharp. :)

Cheers,

Bruce

Joe Senzatimore
09-03-2008, 06:45 PM
Whats not to like????? Beautiful.

Kirk Benson
09-03-2008, 06:49 PM
Gorgeous bird, great pose, lovely color and light. Yeah, what's not to like? Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Trey Barron
09-03-2008, 07:11 PM
Amazing bird I would love to see. Love the light and the spread tail.

Fabs Forns
09-03-2008, 07:12 PM
Hey Ramon, Gracias for showing us so many beautiful birds from your country, I'm really enjoying them :)

Doug Brown
09-03-2008, 07:22 PM
Beautiful photo Ramon. The perfect head turn and the fanned tail make this image special.

Judy Lynn Malloch
09-03-2008, 08:25 PM
As close to perfect as one could wish for. Gorgeous bird with stunning pose, color and excellent detail. A killer BG too. Awesome capture Ramon and I wish it were mine < smile >.

Maxis Gamez
09-03-2008, 08:27 PM
Oh man.... que belleza Ramon... la proxima vez, traete uno en la maleta!! :)

Amazing light, BG, colors and exposure. You have a winner here!

Linda Robbins
09-03-2008, 08:31 PM
Simply beautiful! Love the pose with that perfect head turn and fanned tail. Nice light, good composition, sharp detail and beautiful color. Doesn't get better!

John Chardine
09-03-2008, 08:33 PM
Outstanding Ramón! This is a winner. Very sharp, great light and colour (reds do not appear blown), beautiful BG, head turn and tail. The only thing I would do is give a little more room on top and less room on bottom.

Juan Carlos Vindas
09-03-2008, 09:05 PM
Definitively one of the most beautiful birds that I have seen at BPN so far, the light, sharpness, head turn and BG makes this one a winner for sure, great job and please keep them coming.

Axel Hildebrandt
09-03-2008, 09:16 PM
Beautiful bird and well-captured. I like the light, details, head angle and BG but the fanned tail puts it over the top for me.

Glenn Bartley
09-03-2008, 11:18 PM
Fantastic image of a gorgeous bird.

Juan Aragonés
09-04-2008, 05:56 AM
Fantastic catch Ramón, very good exposure and eye contact. A real beauty that I have seen here in Europe as a cage bird but that I would love to see in the wild.

Grace Scalzo
09-04-2008, 07:52 AM
Stunning! Thanks for sharing this beauty!

Chris van Rooyen
09-04-2008, 07:59 AM
All's been said - great shot of a great bird, technicals 100%. Thanks for sharing!

Tony Whitehead
09-04-2008, 02:08 PM
Lovely shot, Ramon. Really enjoying the birds from your part of the world.

Alexander Koenders
09-04-2008, 04:58 PM
magnific mas bonito.

Michael Stern
09-04-2008, 08:09 PM
Hi Ramon,
I do not think I can add anything that already hasn't been said...just wonderful! Let me know next time you come up and you can teach me how you do it!
Best,
Michael

Piotr Shpakowski
09-05-2008, 05:23 AM
Perfect light.The tail position is bonus for composition.Bravo

Manos Papadomanolakis
09-05-2008, 10:10 AM
Nice looking bird,with great pose and eye contact!

Ramon M. Casares
09-05-2008, 07:24 PM
Thank you all guys for your kind words, I apreciate them a lot! Have a nice day!

Matias Romano
09-06-2008, 06:03 PM
You got the best image of this cardinal in our whole hide session conrgatulations it was a real satisfaction for me that at least you my friend got the image while I loose it jajajaja