Juvenile Cardinal On Arch

[mikedelaney]

canon 40D
70-300mm @300mm
f 7.1
1/80 sec.
ISO 800

i don't know why but i got some good detail in this cardinal shot. i tried to use all of the tech skills you taught me except i was in low light using aperture priority and exposed at 1/80 sec.

[mikedelaney]

i can see now i should have cloned out the black triangle on the left.
i also wanted you to know i used some edge sharpening. but i don't think it did that much to the photo.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Mike, very sweet image - great feather detail - well done! Agree that the black triangle needs to go.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Mike - did some quick and dirty adjustments.

Cropped - so there is more space in front of the bird than behind.
Looked a tad dark - lightened the bird.
Sharpened the entire bird and the eye.

[Nonda Surratt]

You were reading my mind Lance..Crop it out.

Good job Mike, lots of nice detail in this one.

[mikedelaney]

thanks you all. i can really see the difference with the extra sharpening. i can also see the good effects of cropping the left.
i'll keep both of those details handy for the future.
thanks again and i'll be back soon.
mike

[Katie Rupp]

Very nice photo, Mike. And Lance made it even better! Good work!!!

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Mike,

Nice photo, repost spot on,

Best regards

Gus