Cardinal Feeding on Holly Berries

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Pertinent technical details or techniques: Using Aperture Priority, on Canon 5Dsr, f22 at 348mm using 200x400 telephoto with 1.4x extender and using hunters tent and contrived background.
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The contrasting reds and greens makes for an appealing photo. The blooming flowers add interest and I like how the photo is composed.

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Thanks Allen, I appreciate your work as it gives me inspiration to take out my camera/180mm for more macro shots. Really looking forward to trying out my 180mm with 1.4x and extension tube. Will have to use a tripod.
Wayne

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John, I love the pose of this beautiful Cardinal, and how the red berries go so nicely with him. On my screen, the reds of the feathers seem a bit over saturated or something. See what others think.

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Thanks Shirley, I’ve reduced the red color in “hue/saturation” using Photoshop 2020. It seems better.

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A lovely composition, Wayne. All those reds seem to flow together nicely. Highly unusual to be shooting a bird at f/22, but with this background, it really worked.

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Hi Dennis, I shoot the scene before the final shot, because the shooting is made from a tent, I do a trial/error shot in order to get the detail and composition wanted . I have since resorted back to f10 with good results.
Thanks,
Wayne