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Thank you all. Thanks for checking, Randy. I don't recall applying any saturation, although I may have forgotten. The bird was nicely lit, fairly...

Outstanding image David. How amazing to view and photograph this. I think the crop look great as is.

Bill: I checked it at home on my calibrated monitor. Same thoughts re: slightly oversaturated. Cheers Randy

Nice perch and beautiful out of focus back ground. I like the color palette. Thanks for sharing

I like the open bill and the Green grass. Well spotted. Thanks for sharing

Absolutely LOVE the feel of this one. It's ethereal and artistic. My only issue is I am not sure the composition is working for me. I think if...

Hi Doug, great IQ here, and this fellow certainly has a variety of colours. Great bathing behaviour for the theme, and I do like the low perspective.

Hi William, A very niceimage of this extremely colorful bird. I like the slightly open mouthrevealing its teeth’s. Fineexposure and background....

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Hi Bill, I had been using the bare lens, and put the TC on about 5 mins before that shot. No luck. ...

Lovely looking bird. I also agree about the NR and sharpening, but well captured Jay. Nice POV. Did you get anymore with wings fully down or up? ...

Well done Mike, the repost sure makes the bird look better. I like the pose you got and the POV. Will

This bird looks like the gold at the end of the rainbow :S3: Love the pose, perch, HA, feather detail and of course those lovely colours throughout....

Beautiful looking frame and very pleasing to the eye. Lovely colours and detail on the bird. I also like the HA. Nice one Tim. Will

I like how the bird is surrounded by the grasses. Very nice POV. Lovely colour and details on the bird. Good HA. Well captured. Will

Thank you for the details Artie. Sure I will consider it. If I make it I will definitely show you the same.. :)

ps: you will have to show me that rock!

Thanks Krishna. That's what I thought. I will be doing a Nickerson IPT next summer. Hope that you can make it. with love, artie

Thanks Isaac. I am heading for Galapagos a week from Sunday so I will not be visiting Long Island this summer. with love, artie

Thanks Mike. July would have been quite a bit early for this species. Good job on the properly sharpened repost. with love, artie ps: I...

I sometimes use a polarising filter if the bird is relatively stationary and if there is enough light, but it is unusual. I haven't yet used one for...

Gail, David, Bill, thanks for the crit, I've tried to address the saturation a bit below, and backed off the sharpening. The only output sharpening...

Nice composition and background love the thistles and the beetle.

Bill: Unusual to find a loon that will tolerate people so close, esp. when nesting. This pair must have become acclimated to the humans. ...