Cardinal

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

40D, Canon 100-400@275mm, 1/400 f 5.6, ISO 400

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I am having a bit of difficulty detecting details in the black face. It looks just a bit too dark. I like the pose, BG and would love a touch more room in the LLC. The cut branch in the front center is a little distracting IMHO. I feel the whole image could be a little brighter. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Pose and BG look good, the perch is a bit large for my taste and the image looks too contrasty. There are some artifacts around the bird from blurring the BG.

[Doug Brown]

Have to agree with Akos and Axel. I like the pose and the way the red of the bird pops against the green BG. But the bird is a little soft and the blur is too strong with some visible artifacts.