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Thanks, Krishna. That is what I thought. with love, artie

Talk about being at the right place at the right time; and you used your fieldcraft and technical skills to perfection. Congratulations.

Thanks Artie. Stay tuned for one with both feet.

Alas, only on the West Coast ... Love the perfect head turn and of course, the starfish angle! Good on Dorian with the ID stuff and yes to thrid...

You did a good job with the processing. What month? with love, artie

Love this super-sharp flight shot. The color of the water certainly looks within the natural range to me. with love and thanks for your...

This one is the best of the series for me. I have been working from new down to older. with love, artie ps: it is great that you hammered...

I wish only for a more fully spread near-wing and another foot :) The light was magical. with love, a

Image and 500 PF rock. This one needs a bit of CW rotation. Use the Ruler Tool on the bottom of each eye-skin and then go Image> Rotate > Arbitrary. ...

Great story and perseverance and a truly outstanding image. I have never seen an image of a spotty chick and this one is beyond spectacular. The...

Perfect low perspective, perfect subject-to-film plane orientation, perfect sand crab, perfect image design, and perfect timing. Not easy anywhere....

For impact, I prefer the original post. Image quality is not the best. with love, artie

I like the vertical crop much better. Had the owl looked down at you a bit the angle of inclination would have appeared much less than it was ... ...

I too see the vertical lines in the mid-right portion of the frame but doubt that the problem is due to a given camera body model. I too would love...

Background is natural, Applied NR to it

Great on a rare vertical original and great that it was perfectly executed. A note on the plumage: images that show complete juvenile plumage with...

Well done and the repost is better. The 500 PF rocks. with love, artie

All three look great to me. Thanks for sharing this wonderful image; the sharp eye is impressive. with love, artie

Yes to a beautiful, well-executed image. Two things keep it from being a contest winner in my book: 1-the head of the upper bird is turned away...

Lovely on all counts as noted above. Did you blur the background at all or is it all natural? with love, a

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

I like it and would consider losing some of the specular highlights. with love, artie

Sharp with a killer BKGR but something about the flight pose/subject orientation/ wing position bugs me because the head seems a bit hidden. with...

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

Very unique image, Dan. I wish I would have seen and photographed it. Lovely colors throughout. Thank you for sharing.

I love everything about this image including especially the BKGR, the perfect head turn, and the big drop. with love, a

Well conceived and executed. I'd have bet that you used flash as the image looks pretty darned good. with love, a