Cardinal and Salvia

[LouBuonomo]

Finally getting a chance to sort thru the images from Tx Hill Country. I think this is one of my favorties because this common little guy just looks so elegant in this setting.
Taken on the Los Madrones ranch on a cloudy morning.
Thanks for looking,
Lou
MKII, 500F4 with 1.4tc - ISO400 F4@500 580EXII on Manual
http://Westhighland.smugmug.com/photos/303028227_vUeiM-XL.jpg

[Doug Brown]

Great perch and pose Lou. Good sharpness. Looks a little orange rather than red on my monitor. Then again, I'm viewing this on my laptop, and I've had problems with reds displayed on the internet lately. Thanks for posting.

[Jim Poor]

Hi Lou. Really nice pose and composition here. When I opened it up in CS3 it was 1000% different than in the browser. I think you forgot to convert to sRGB?

I played with it a little and dropped the red saturation -10. I think the red looks more natural on the bird that way. I'd mask out the flowers though so they keep the red they have.

[LouBuonomo]

strange.. It is sRBG (SM olny takes sRGB). It was a cloudy day so it will be a little saturated.

[Gus Cobos]

Lou,
Nicely done, great details and sharp eye contact with a good head angle. I like the perch, it adds flair to your composition...:D The bird does look a little orange...:cool:

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great setting, details and BG. I might go for a wider crop to get the bird out of the center and maybe not to clip blossoms. I agree that the reds look a bit orange. I'm assuming your monitor is calibrated? I'm sure processed differently would make this even better.

[Freddy Franzella]

Really nice Lou! that is quite a perch! wish it had a catch light but sometimes it cannot be helped.

[Dave Phillips]

looks same for me on web and photoshop...tried taking a bit of yellow out and sure did kill the bg.
May have to color correct via mask to preserve that glow.....bird does appear a bit orange to me also.

The setting and pose is just wonderful and the color is very very minor

[Grace Scalzo]

The details on the blacks on his face are spectacular. I would like to see more room on the right and complete flowers. Even those little webs on the perch add a bit to this lovely image.

[Blake Shadle]

Really love the setting of this image, Lou. Very elegant. Wish for something to punch up the eye, a little catchlight maybe. Nice work!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Gorgeous composition and love the perch and pose on the flowering branch. I agree off centering the image would strengthen this capture but beautiful work Lou.

[Ramon M. Casares]

fantastic! I love it! I would just try to not ceter it so much! But still, one amazing shot! congratulations!