Cardinal Portrait

[Joel Eade]

Back yard setup
40D
300mm 2.8L + 1.4TC
1/125
f/4.0
iso 320
tripod
processed with ACR and CS4

[Michael Hogan]

Lovely image, great BG , HA and eye contact. Pin sharp. Don't see anything to pull you up on - well maybe a slight ( and I mean slight) more room on the RHS. Well done and TFS

Michael

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Look sharp and love those fine feather details, good details in the black as well. Also love the nice smooth background, I might just run NR over the background only.

[William Malacarne]

I think I would like it with a little more room on the right an take a fair amount off of the left and bottom so that you have more of a head shot. That is just my own taste.

Bill

[Troy Lim]

I agree with Michael here, I would like to see a bit more room on the RHS. :)
Great job on the exposure.

[Bill Dix]

Hi Joel. Beautiful fine feather detail, especially at 1/125th. Nice clean bg as well. Agree that shifting the bird slightly left in the frame might help. I'm not usually a big fan of square crops but it seems to work here, with that possible adjustment. Well done.

[Richard Waas]

A beautiful bird with fine detail. A tad more on the RHS and you've got a winner!!

[Lance Peters]

Agree with the above comments - well done.
Nice Backyard setup.

[Joel Eade]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Does this crop make the image stronger?

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Joel Does look better IMO .. what I like the best is the bg and red reproduction, so easy to over cook !!! Sweet image !!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Joel, Agree with Al...I also think the repost is an improvement. Great detail and lighting. Well done!

[Mark Young]

Lovely image of such a beautiful bird. Nice detail and bg. Though the eye looks like it could benefit from a couple passes of USM.