Here is another Northern Cardinal image from my backyard set up. These guys stick out like a sore thumb during the winter but it's nice to see some color during these bleak months when all the leaves have fallen off the trees.
Canon 7D + 500mm f/4L, 1/1000 @ f/7.1, ISO 400
Canvas added to the top and some minor beak clean up. Vibrance in ACR set to -3 and reds set to -14 in CS4.
Last edited by Duane Noblick; 12-17-2010 at 05:54 AM.
I like the crop as is too, and I also think some of the reds could be desaturated a bit. Nice perky pose. Personally I find the perch so-so, and wish the bird itself was more pristine. Still a nice image.
Thank you all. The reds have already been toned down in my original edit and I'm afraid if I do it more it won't reflect the actual color of this male (he is the reddest Cardinal in my yard and chases off other Cardinals...even females).