Rainy Day Cardinal

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Rainy Day Cardinal
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This Northern Cardinal doesn’t seem to mind the light rain that was falling when I took this photo.

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Technical Details

Canon 60D, Canon 70-300mm IS USM Zoom, f/6.7, 1/750 sec., ISO 2000. Processed in ACR and PSE 2020 for exposure and cropping. I also applied a Luminosity Mask to selectively tone down a couple of the highlights. Topaz DeNoise.

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Excellent color and detail. Perfect red saturation. I like the environment. Could wish for a little more of a head turn towards the viewer. Otherwise very nice.

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Thanks @David_Schoen. It was a “take what’s available” pose, for sure.