Northern Cardinal Male

[John Mack]

Male northern cardinal at the feeder setup. The last couple images i posted are also from the feeder setup. Images adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 1600
f8.0
1/1000sec

[Randy Rimland]

great composition and the bird looks sharp everywhere, f/8 was a good call

[David N Smith]

I like the composition and the snow just adds to it. Nice sharp focus.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, I liked the angled pose here, and you have brought out the finer plumage detail nicely. I like how the perch meanders through the frame, and the bits of litchen add to it too. I feel the falling snow really gives this a perfect winter feel to the image.

[dankearl]

Perfect winter image....excellent detail and the snow is very well done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, John. One of the best I have seen of a Cardinal. The falling snow adds so much to the wintery feel complimented by the perch and lichens. Thank you for sharing.

[Dorian Anderson]

Super clean image of this brilliant bird. Lichens and snow are nice touches as well.