Cardinal and withered polk

[Joel Eade]

Natural perch in the edge of the woods behind my house.

40D
300mm 2.8L
1.4 x TC
ISO 640
1/400 sec.
f/6.3

Processing with ACR and CS4. Small branch cloned out that crossed the bird's wing tips.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the wintery mood, raised crest and sharpness. If it were mine I would tone down the white spot in the lower left and maybe remove the branch in the lower right.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice shot. I like the perch. If mine, I might try to "tone" down the blurry triangle just above and left of bird. Nice and sharp and good colours. Dave

[Matt Vosniak]

This looks pretty tack sharp Joe. I like the perch but wish the the diagonal branch/stem on the lower right wasn't there. I have been trying to get a good male cardinal for the last two weeks with no luck so congrats.

Matt