Young Female Cardinal

[jack williamson]

D800, 300 f2.8, 2XTC, tripod, flash. 1/200, f6.3, ISO800. Adjusted exp., clarity, wb in acr. Cropped, levels, cleaned rock, eye work, usm in CS6.

[Karl Egressy]

You must have your reason why you chose this dark background Jack and I respect it.
However, I feel that a selectively brightened background would work better for this image.
The bird looks nice with the crest up.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image of beautiful lady with magnificent dark background. Love the superb pose,nice colors,details,the way bird pops up against dark BG and excellent composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

I actually like the dark BG. Unique and makes the bird stand out well. The detail looks great and I like the rock perch and the raised crest. Well done.

[vishaljadhav]

I like the idea of the dark BG here, makes the bird stand out, if it was a grown up then i would have liked a different BG however here this makes a lot of sense to me.
nicely done

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Jack,

I don't mind the dark background here, although I could see how this image might have a little more punch with a slightly lighter bg.

The detail throughout the bird is nice, and the rock as a perch is a plus. I wish there was either more green (via the branch) or none at all.

Miguel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jack, great pose from this lady, and love the detail you have brought out on her. Yes, she certainly does stand out from the darker BG - works well, and if anything, I would add a bit to the RHS.