Female Cardinal

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1250~F5.6~1/800 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~2-20-2010~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS4 ~noise reduction applied to background
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Lance Peters]

Hi William - lots to like here - good HA and eye contact - exposure looks good and nice fine feather deatails.
A little tight at the top for my personal tastes - just feels a little cramped.
Like it a lot!!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the pose, the fine feather details and the environment shown. The reflection is nice too. The breast part seems to be sharper than the eye, it keeps drawing my attention to it. I'm not sure but you might be able to do more NR in the background.

[Julie Brown]

Very nice composition, William. The color of the bird really complements the water and the BG. I love the reflection. I Agree with Lance that a little more room above the bird might help.:)

[Joe Brown]

Great shot Bill, lovely reflection, I like the detail, light and soft colours. I concur with Lance that I would prefer a little more room.

Great day Saturday at Brazos, thanks for all your tips and advice.
We're off to Big Bend tomorrow.
Joe

[Alfred Forns]

Hi William I would select the reflection and crop out the rest !! Looks extra sweet and would make a wonderful image !!! Lots of times I forget the bird and go for the reflection !!! Fine image !!!