Cardinal

[JP Bruce]

Taken at the pond near Green Valley, AZ
Yes I know I cut off part of the tail - other than that how did I do.
Canon 40D 300 w2Xtc, 1/600 f6.3, ISO 400
Thanks for any comments

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm not sure about the square crop, and yes the clipped tail is the major no-no here (I know that you know). You could crop about half the remaining tail out and it would look more deliberate instead of an "oops". Good tones on the reds and you have a nice clean individual here.

[Doug Brown]

The bird itself is terrific with the exception of the cropped tail. BG is nice and soft. I have to agree with Daniel about the square crop here.

[Mike Lentz]

I agree with what has been said... also nice job on the reds!

[Grady Weed]

Regal looking pose. Nits mentioned.

[Dave Phillips]

nice detail in the reds......
looks much better here in sRGB colorspace than in Adobe RGB.

Is it only me, does no one else "ever" see the muted colors of Adobe RGB on web?