Secret Garden for the Queen
by Debbie Portwood
Title
Secret Garden for the Queen
Artist
Debbie Portwood
Medium
Photograph - Phototography
Description
Beautiful female Cardinal with a beautiful scene created just for her. This work is a combination of 5 seperate photo layered together with additional foliage and plant life added using photoshop brushes. ............(Wikipedia - Cardinals, which make up the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. They are also known as cardinal-grosbeaks and cardinal-buntings. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae). These are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm (4.7 inches), 11.5-gram (.40 oz) Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm (9.8 inches), 85-gram (2.99 oz) Black-headed Saltator[verification needed]. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances. The Northern Cardinal type species was named by colonists for the male's red crest, reminiscent of a Catholic cardinal's mitre. The "buntings" in this family are sometimes generically known as "tropical buntings" (though not all live in the tropics) or "North American buntings" (though there are other buntings in North America) to distinguish them from the true buntings, whose family does contain North American birds, but they are referred to as American sparrows (unrelated to Old World sparrows), juncos, and towhees rather than buntings. Likewise the grosbeaks in this family are sometimes called "cardinal-grosbeaks" to distinguish them from other grosbeaks. The name "cardinal-grosbeak" can also apply to this family as a whole.)
Texture by Clive Sax
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May 8th, 2012
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Comments (23)
Rosanne Jordan
Awesome presentation, I first looked at this image and just thought " oh how lovely" wonderful nature scene! vtd and fav
Randy Rosenberger
Grandiose capture and beautiful presentation of this lovely female cardinal, Debbie! Love it! fave and vote
Christy Usilton
Debbie, this image is so delightful ... it has such a joyful beauty. I just love this gallery of birds. Your work is marvelous!! v/f
Joyce Dickens
Stunning and inspiring work here Debbie; I love what you have done with this gorgeous little lady! jd
Mary Machare
This is one of the most beatuiful captures of a bird. Your processing adds magic to this delightful composition! V/f and facebook.
Debbie Portwood replied:
Thank you so very much Mary!!! I thought I might have gotten carried away with 6 seperate layers and photoshop brushes, but I surely had fun doing it!! :D
Barbara McNeil
i love birds....great picture....birds and flowers....very pretty and natural......v/f
Shelley Myke
I love this it is so lovely, romantic and charming, Well done Debbie.Voted and Favorite.
Darren Fisher
I love Cardinals I seen one today male and he had to be the brightest red I have ever seen. Your capture and work here is very pretty. Voted!
Debbie Portwood replied:
Thank you so very much for your kind comment and vote Darren. So sorry if I am late in my reply. I have just now discovered you commnet. :D