Hello everyone...this is my first post here and thought I'd share this pic of the Northern Cardinal. This is probably the best picture I've taken of him. No sooner did I snap, he flew off deep into the forest.
taken with Canon 40D and 400 5.6 lens
Last edited by Jim Cumming; 01-28-2010 at 12:47 PM.
A very nice look back pose with perfect head angle, parallel to the sensor plane. Your bird is sharp, with good DOF, well exposed. I do think the image could go just a 1/3 brighter, personal taste really.
I would consider a version with a sig. crop in from the right side, as the area to the right of the trunk doesn't add a lot.
There is a little noise creeping into the background, but not objectionable.
Be sure to post your camera settings, f/stop, shutter speed, ISO, metering settings, etc. It really helps with our critiquing.
Good detail in the feathers and the eye, and I like the color. If it was mine I would try a more vertical crop, with maybe a little more room above the birds head.
Northern Cardinal
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