Really nice Ryan. Pretty sharp and great soft light. Maybe the light could be punched up a little and a tad more sharpening around the eye would help I think. I would crop so that there is more room in the direction of where the bird is looking and less behind its head.
BTW this is a male (I'm not picking on you Ryan, really!!!- note- we have been having a discussion involving this species in Avian Wild and Free!). Male Pyrrhuloxias have the red face and centre breast and the nice yellow bill that this bird shows.
The listing as female was my mistake John as I have it correct in my PC file & you are not picking on me. At that time I wa shooting jpg & there isn't too much one can do with the image before it looks artificial. The 70-300 f4 IS lens was also a touch soft on the 300mm end which does not help. Have since invested in a Canon 70-200 f4 IS L lens which is tack sharp & am shooting raw. Thanks for your comments.
I have that lens Ryan and I agree it is wonderful. And the IS is outstanding too. It works extremely well with the 1.4 converter. I notice a little bit of chromatic aberration with the latter fitted.
The Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus, is one of my favorite birds of the desert. The Common name Pyrrhūloxia, is derived from the genus name Pyrrhūla, finch genus (from Greek purroulas, red-colored bird, from purros, red, from pūr, fire; see pyre) + Loxia, crossbill genus (from Greek loxos, oblique).
Thanks fellows for your kind words & comments. I wish we had more handsome birds in Ontario in winter time as you do in AZ. Always a pleasure to visit there.
Ryan
I do like the pose on this one. I think that it would have worked even better as a vertical......especially so that you could get all of the tail. Very good exposure and detail.
Phyrroloxia-female
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