Indecive Cardinal

[thomasryan]

I tried some different crops, both horizontal and vertical, before I decided on this one. This is 75% of the full frame. I cloned a bit on the branch. Thanks for looking...tom

40D 1/400@f10 ISO 400 500mmf4 L +1.4x Tripod Available Light

http://members.cox.net/tgryan/Cardinal%20IMG_6400c.jpg

[Dave Phillips]

nice light Thomas and the red sat is just at the max it could be.
IMO a catch light in the eye and a wee bit more body shape/profile would help this image.
Nice complimentary colored bg