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Northern Cardinal

by Tjie Poo

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 2014315 views12 comments
Northern Cardinal. Taken at Portal, Arizona.

D800, 300mm f/2.8 + TC20 III, f/7.1 1/400 ISO 2000, SB900 Flash set on TTL (-1.7EV)

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 4, 2014 at 7:52 AM
Not an easy bird to capture, especially hard to isolate it from its environment. Good composition and detail. Well done.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 4, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Cool crest spread there, nice pose as he leans right Tjie.
Great detail/DOF & I like the branch that arches through your frame too..
I might consider selectively bringing up the eye/head a bit?
Well done :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 4, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Tjie,
Great bird, great pose but like Howard I think a slight lightening would help :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 4, 2014 at 8:32 AM
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I completely agree that the bird needs to be lightened a little bit. Please find the new version. -Tjie-
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 4, 2014 at 8:42 AM
Tjie, I like the repost. It really draws attention to the bird's head. :toast:
Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 5, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Cannot get enough of this species, so colorful and great poses ! Nice pose :toast: , Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 5, 2014 at 2:14 PM
Nice use of the flash again, Tjie. I like the minimalistic image. The background looks a tad bright - maybe selectively darkening it will help.
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 5, 2014 at 6:06 PM
Sweet shot Tjie! I like everything about this photo. The re-post is a definite improvement, it make this guy pop. The use of the flash worked well for you here. Great details on the Cardinal and the background is beautiful. The raised crest makes it more special IMO. :toast:
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 5, 2014 at 8:41 PM
The repost makes it for me. A good suggestion and the improvement is noticeable. Love that standout crest! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 7, 2014 at 9:03 PM
I like the curved branch and the nice head turn. I also thought the original was a bit dark and I like the lighter bird on the repost, but I might also darken the BG a touch.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on October 7, 2014 at 11:02 PM
Tjie,
Simply incredible! I love the color and the second iteration you posted the best. Did you consider cloning the bright light ibehind the bird out? Wonder how that would look.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 11, 2014 at 8:22 PM
Love that crest. Well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments