Cardinal on a stick

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A very basic setup from early last year.
Hope to get to try something more elaborate this spring.

Canon 1D4, 700mm
1/400, f9.0, ISO 800
Manual flash, tripod, hide, almost FF
Seeds used as attractant

All feedback appreciated.
Thanks.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb image with wonderful IQ, Sidharth.What a lovely pose you have here.
Love the beautiful colors,very nice details,great bg and perch (which I may still tone down little, though well exposed).

Regards,
Satish.

[Holger Leyrer]

Wonderful (three color) image. Love the pose, details and eye contact.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice looking image, Sid. I like the pose and IQ.I would put the bird higher in the frame and would darken the perch if it were mine.

[keith mitchell]

Agree about maybe giving the perch a bit more body, but that apart it's a very fine looking image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, excellent exposure on this fellow, those reds can be tricky, but you nailed them, along with the sharpness. The pose works well, lovely clean BG, and I do like the detail on the perch - nice and weathered. Im fine with the high placement of the cardinal, but would take some off the top.

[Gabriela Plesea]

What a brilliant, bright red capture, Sid! A beauty! Outstanding colours, great perch (the perch needs a bit more colour, in my humble opinion). Super pose, and I agree with Stu about taking a bit off the top:w3

Kind regards,

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting. Appreciate it.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image.