Northern Cardinal Male

[John Mack]

Feeder set up. This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 12/29/18 at 11:06AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Medium crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 3200
f9.0
1/400sec

[Alex Becker]

Nice perch, pose, and detail. I like the face this one is giving you. I would try to tone down the light bit behind the head of the cardinal. Minor tweak but it does draw my eye. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

pretty cool look back, nice colors that stand out against the pale BG. I like the moss on the perch. BG can use some NR.

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, great eye contact, and love the raided crest - looks like a hat. Good feather detail showing up, and the Cardinal certainly pops against the grey BG.

[annmpacheco]

Hi John, Ive been enjoying your back yard set ups, well done. Perch and head on capture are terrific. I notice the eye is shaped differently, perhaps a wink!

[Arthur Morris]

Neat down the lens barrel stare. The REDs are toasted. Try adding 40-90 points of CYAN to th REDs in Selective Color as detailed in Digital Basics II (http://birdsasart-shop.com/the-birds-as-art-current-workflow-e-guide-digital-basics-ii/) and mentioned often here and on the blog ...

with love, artie