Northern Cardinal (female)

[Eric Driver]

Rebel XSi/450D
EF 75-300mm f/4-5:6
Tripod: no
Crop: none
flash: no
ISO: 800

[Jim Poor]

I sort of like the way this feels like we are peeking in on her in her secret little spot.

A touch brighter might help though.

[Bob Malbon]

Eric, This dose not work for me - be sure I have many images that are the same!
What I would have tried is to get some fill flash in there to light up the bird. Bob

[Aidan Briggs]

This one isn't really working for me. There are too many distracting branches for my taste. Some fill flash would help. It might look better if you cropped it to a vertical.

[Eric Driver]

thats a good idea...ill try cropping it to a vertical and repost but it may be a bit fuzzy

[Eric Driver]

Here is the vertical crop