Northern Cardinal, Female.

[Karl Egressy]

This is how she looks in a natural environment on a cold late afternoon.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS Mark II.
ISO 800
f 5.0
1/500 s
tripod

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Nice wintery feel to this image Karl. Awesome details and I love the raised crest. The perch, and how well it blends into transitions into the bg is appealing. Love the "non-setup" feel of this image.

[Grace Scalzo]

Karl, She is lovely and you've done nicely with capturing her beauty. The one thing about your habitat element that is a bit confusing to my eye is the lighter blobs to the right of her tail. They might be berries, but I feel that they are out of place.

[Marina Scarr]

You've presented a lovely image here, Karl. Great feather details and the color palette and environmental feel are very pleasing indeed.

[keith mitchell]

Karl smashing looking bird in it's natural environment ,this is very nice.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

Greatstuff Karl ! So nice to see bird pics with some sort of background. Just my cup of tea ! Superb detail on the bird too.
Well done!
John

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image of beautiful lady, nicely framed in leaves.
Love the colors, superb sharpness and crest.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, brilliant IQ here, and you have brought out the finer plumage detail so well, together with the colours. Great alert pose, and well placed in the frame.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This is very appealing Karl! Very good IQ, comfortable composition, and the cedar branches look great.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Karl - beautiful detail and soft tones. The natural perch works really well. Glad to see good results with the 7DII, I just got mine but haven't had a chance to put it through the paces yet.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Canuel]

Beautiful shot Karl. Branches, colors, and detail on top of a nice BG. Well done.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot with a lot of feather details. Love the pose, light and colors. TFS