Low Light Cardinal

[jack williamson]

It was very cloudy and rainy here this morning. D800, 300mm, 1.4 tc, tripod, Sb910 flash. 1/100, f6.3, iso 1000. Cropped and WB in ACR. Cleaned up beak and worked on eye and USM in CS6. Found this perch in the woods this morning and stuck it in a pot full of dirt, placed bird seed at the base of the perch. This cardinal was threatening a Red Bellied WP.

[vishaljadhav]

Wow
I love the bird and the perch, amazing details perfect sharp focus and a different pose of the cardinal male than usual
Lovely moss on the perch.

I am not sure on just one thing , just may be my monitor, in top 1 inch of the BG the colors look odd something like the jpeg artefacts , i am not sure if its really there or just my monitor since i dont see any of those patterns on the bird or the perch.

[jack williamson]

Thanks Vishal, the upper part of the image is a transition into some dark woods, looks very noisy, I did not see that before.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is a stunning pose and a beautiful image Jack. The colors on the bird are spot on!

[dankearl]

Just some NR on the top of the BG and this is another killer Cardinal photo!
You really do nail the color.

[John Ippolito]

Love the pose, and the terrific mossy perch - the complimentary colors are wonderful. Very nice work, Jack !!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice one Jack, and you've made the square crop very well. Awesome perch, isn't it fun to bring one like that home to use on yrad birds!

[Karl Egressy]

The perch looks really good, so is the bird, Jack.

[PhilCook]

Nice choice of perch Jack, bird is superb as well, birds color looks well exposed.....all in all a lovely setting. Enviable collection of species in your garden Jack

[Grace Scalzo]

Now that perch was a great find. Would love to see a woodpecker on it (not that there's anything wrong with the cardinal!) Interesting pose, and good control of the reds. A bit more noise reduction on the background wouldn't hurt.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,sharp good detail,nice exposure,love the perch and pose,nice light and magic BG.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Beautiful colors,very nice pose with open beak,nice details,superb BG and composition.
Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jack, the soft light has brought out the detail and reds on the cardinal so well. Love the leaning pose looking down the line of the perch, and yes, the moss covered perch will come in handy on many more occasions. A great image and set up.