Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2015105 views10 comments

A last shot from March 2nd at Falcon State Park. I had a lot of opportunities from male cardinals but not too many with a bg that I liked. I'm not sure about the framing in this one. I tried the bird off-center in both directions and ended up bringing it back to almost centered.

7Dii, 300mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held on picnic table, f/7.1, 1/400, iso 1250, aperture priority, center weighted average metering with no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Processed the bird separately from the bg to accent the plumage detail and increase the saturation a bit. Cropped to 9.5MP from a horizontal original. Taken at 3:04 pm.

I appreciate your comments on the Titmouse and look forward to your input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 3, 2015 at 7:37 AM

Nice one Dennis. This guy really jumps off the page. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 3, 2015 at 9:48 AM

Cool bird, nicely standing out from the backgrounds.... Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on September 3, 2015 at 10:25 AM

Sometimes centered is just best. Very eye-catching image.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 3, 2015 at 11:55 AM

The centered comp looks fine to me here. I like the bg because it shows where the Cardinal is, but is soft enough not to be distracting. This is a beautiful Cardinal, his feathers look beautiful and in perfect condition.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 3, 2015 at 12:31 PM

Centered works well for this setting/perch Dennis, lovely shade of red.. This males plumage is in great condition too, no summertime molting blues here sad Like the head turn & sharply raised crest, well done! devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 3, 2015 at 4:50 PM

Beautiful details in the reds Dennis, he jumps off of that neutral background and even though it's busy that doesn't detract from the image. My eye wants to put him slightly to the left in the frame but I don't know what else you have on the right so hard to say for sure, I think the centered treatment works reasonably well. devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on September 3, 2015 at 6:42 PM

Crop looks fine to me. Nice head turn and eye contact. Background is busy, but not really distacting. My first impression is that perhaps it could go a tad brighter overall?

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 4, 2015 at 7:08 AM

A handsome cardinal you have here Dennis laugh I like the way he contrasts so nicely with his surroundings, this comp works for me too.

Sweet One!

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 4, 2015 at 12:52 PM

Really nice Cardinal image Dennis. It definatley pops. devil

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 5, 2015 at 12:06 PM

Looks like you captured this guy in muted light which brings out those nice reds. Center comp looks fine as it looks like there's some darker elements on the right that may distract the viewer if the comp had more room on the right....................Jim

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