Cardnials are beautiful birds. I like the feel of the desaturated tones with having one major contrasting color over mostly natural colors. In my opinion, though the shot is very beautiful the cardnial gets lost in the mix of branches and tree trunks. A tighter crop would bring more attention to the beauty of this creature.
With that being said, about this photo. The composition and postioning of the bird is nice, the tonatilty is very good as I have already stated. and the detail and sharpness is good. Again IMO, I would have like to seen more of the bird, maybe to get a bit of detail in the feathers or wings.
Hope this Helps.
Rich |