Northern Cardinal

[John Mack]

Feeder set up. This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 12/9/20 at 10:46AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
ISO 2000
f/8.0
1/500sec

[David Roach]

Hi John, Love the framing and spot on with those reds. Snow always adds and details are wonderful. TFS

[Brian Sump]

John, this is quite a capture.

I love bright colored subjects on a winter palette and this Cardinal is a picturesque example.

Subject is processed beautifully IMO and comp is fantastic too. SS portrays the snow beautifully!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super John, love it! What a great Christmas card this would make, ....details colours exposure etc - excellent.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi John .... right on the money !!!

Love the color contrast and the bird is just a beauty !!! Perfect comp .

TFS Andreas

[Bill Dix]

Nicely done. Got your Christmas Card all set. Lovely head angle, setting. Excellent exposure. Cardinals can be tricky to get right, and you've done it nicely.

[Jim Crosswell]

This is one of your best John! Everything has come together perfectly on this beautiful image. Definitely a Hallmark moment!

[gail bisson]

What is it about cardinals and snow that makes everyone feel good?!
Everything looks great.
For my personal taste, I would like a looser crop bottom and right to allow a bit more room for the tail. I would also work on the brightest patch of snow on
the first lower branch from the left.
Really nice John!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm with Gail for a bit of a looser crop, but boy-oh-boy what a festive image! You can't go wrong with reds greens and whites for this time of year, especially when nicely processed!

[dankearl]

Happy Holidays... Perfect!

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the positives above. Great eye by Gail non that bit of too-bright snow. with love, artie

[Kurt Bowman]

Excellent work! I love the snow covered pine needles and snow always looks great in a Cardinal image! Great techs and job processing as well.