Big Red

[Joe Senzatimore]

At Morton WR this AM with the Buonomos. We waited all morning for a Cardinal to land on our set up. This guy came in about 5 minutes before we were getting ready to leave. Glad we stuck around.

Cropped to vertical.

800ISO f8 at 1/1600th
Fill at minus 2/3

[Graham Smith.]

Wow!
The detail is striking on this one, especially in his crest. A bit of double catchlight from the flash that I might remove if it were mine, but other than that, this is fantastic! Good reds exposure and clean, complimentary BG.

[LouBuonomo]

Other catchlight must have been me... Wish he hit the thinner perch but I'll take it.

Nice one Joe !
Lou

[Gal Shon]

I like the Comp (maybe a little too tight), BG, light, pose and colors.
The BG is a bit noisy, you have a few dust bunnies
I would leave only one catchlight.
There is a feeling of a big crop to it.

[Michael Zajac]

Very nice details and exposure. I would tone down the bill. I agree it's tight but this is a very nice Cardinal image.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A stunning bird for sure. Love the fill light and the smooth BG. I'm not crazy about the perch.

[Colin Knight]

The upper part of the beak looks blown out. +1 on the double catchlights as well.

Very nicely done! Great detail and posture. I'm glad you stuck around too! :D

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely pose, and I like the light and sharpness. I would desat the reds slightly.

[Doug Brown]

Love the alert pose with great eye contact and raised crest feathers. You held the reds nicely. I'd run another pass of NR on the BG. I might tone down the perch and the beak just a little. A sliver of canvas on the left would balance things out nicely. And I agree about removing the second catchlight.

[Mark Theriot]

Awesome shot! One of the best I've seen of these fellows!!

Catchlight is the only thing I see.

Mark

[Keith Bauer]

Nice capture. Details look great. The highlight on the beak is a bit bright and as noted, the second catchlight could be removed.

[DustinFinn]

Really excellent work on the reds. Something I struggle with.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Good work Joe. I actually LOVE the perch, even though large. It has nice character. Noise mentioned and otherwise a wonderful piece of work. :)