Red Cardinal

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
EF 500mm w/ 1.4 ex
1/800 sec. at f/ 5.6
ISO 200

I have been trying to capture him for weeks! For hours at a time.

[SeanKP]

This is super Denise. Your perseverence sure paid off. Lovely light and detail. Great head turn. I'd maybe lose the twig and bud at the bottom.

Cheers.

Sean

[Nonda Surratt]

Denise,

I agree 100% with Sean, wonderful image, eye contact and BG!

Agree on the twigs

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Denise,
Nothing more to add - very lovely!
Regards,
Nicki

[Julie Kenward]

Very nice! I'd also lose that little white blur next to the base of the perch. Good work!

[Gail Spitler]

Agree on cleaning up a few details. This is one terrific image.
Gail

[denise ippolito]

I this any better?

[Nonda Surratt]

Excellent repost!!!

[Harold Davis]

awesome repost!!! looks great. maybe a little bit of sharpening to the bird. you really got close!! almost too close!

[Gus Cobos]

Lady Denise,
Very proud of you. I love the repost...razor sharp details, great color rendition, excellent head angle and eye contact...and the background makes your bird stand out...good show, now show me more...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

One fine re post Denise !!!! Hope you make a large print of that image !!! Really good !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Lance Peters]

Congrats - repost is fantastic - well done :) Love the BG, Pose and Eye Contact.

:)

[Phil Ertel]

Congratulations on a fine image. I really like the repost. Very sharp, great background, and one fine looking bird.

Regards,

Phil

[SeanKP]

Superb repost Denise. A stunner!

Cheers.

Sean

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou everyone. It feels good to finally get a red cardinal shot!

[Richard Waas]

Denise, I love the repost! All summer long all we have is cardinals and blue jays. This one is a beauty. Way to go....