A Cardinal in the back yard.

[alfredo]

[CC]

1. Awwww very nice.

love the way you left only the cardinal in color. Beautiful.

[NV Whino]

2. I wish we had cardinals out here

But we do have crested jays, who at present are braving the current storm and gathering sticks and twigs for this year's nest. Maybe they will build it in some accessible place so I can get pics this year.

[alkaline9]

3. This could have been a contender in the contest!

Nice shot, I like the post-processing, but its a good photo to start with too. The chaos of all the branches and shadows is excellent!

[alfredo]

7. the chaos was one reason I did what I did.

I also took inspiration from a scene in "Schindler's List." Remember the girl in the red coat?

[F.Gordon]

4. I like the symbolism

I don't know shit about birds and I'm probably wrong.... but the selective color of the birdie against the barren tree/bush. A sign of the coming Spring? Even not... still a very nice photo and I can pretend if I'm wrong.

[Touchdown]

5. What diocese is he in charge of?

:evilgrin:

Cool picture!

[alfredo]

6. Lexington is Wildcat country, the Cardinal is the mascot of the

University of Louisville, it sure isn't this Diocese.

[regnaD kciN]

8. I remember the story of one of my father's co-workers and his wife...

The wife was an avid bird-watcher, while the husband might have been able to distinguish an eagle from a chickadee. He was calling her from the office one day, when she (obviously watching the bird feeders from the window) suddenly shouted "I've got to go! The cardinal's visiting!" and hung up. The husband found himself sitting there, wondering "why would the cardinal be visiting us...we're Protestants!"

;-)

[alfredo]

10. Imagine his confusion if it was a Tufted Titmouse.

[Boo_Radley]

9. I like it!

I wonder how it would have looked if you left the bird and his house both colored, and left the rest greyscale.

[alfredo]

11. I thought about that, but decided

it would lessen the impact of the bird.