Red Crested Cardinal Portrait

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi all, I am in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, today as the rain is preety heavy I didn´t went out, so I decided to share this shot with you guys, taken a few weeks ago. I don´t have the settings here as I left the Raw files at home in Buenos Aires, hope you all like it though. Enjoy.

Comments and critiques are more than welcome and apreciated.

[Doug Brown]

You got the important parts sharp, although I wouldn't mind a bit more DOF. Great eye contact and a nice BG. Maybe a little more canvas on the left.

[A_Maddah]

Hi Ramon
Nice portrait with killer detail and good BG.TFS

Asad

[Stu Bowie]

Pin sharp Ramon, and I like the light in this. Great pose too. I agree a little more space on the right would work.

[Joe Senzatimore]

All the important spots are sharp. Great color and a wonderful subject. TFS

[Gal Shon]

Superb IQ here, well done.
I love this image, light, colors, sharpness, BG and eye contact.
For web uses (vertical crop only) I prefer 3:4 ratio, I think it looks beter.

[LouBuonomo]

I love how just the "mask" is sharp.. totally works for me.

Lou

[Keith Bauer]

Wow! That just jumps off the screen. Great detail, nice background and a wonderful pose

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

nice looking bird with a beautiful pose,eye contact...colors!

[denise ippolito]

Ramon, I really like the way the focus forces the eye to stay on the face area. Beautifully composed IMO.

[Jan Wegener]

stunning image :)

[Ted Willcox]

Beautiful portrait. I agree with a little more room on the left.
Ted

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Super sharp and killer BG mi amigo. Love how you composed it man. Really stunning image. :)

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful portrait Ramon, love the expression and intense eye contact! Nicely done.

[Myer Bornstein]

I like it the way it is. great pose