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Dear Brian, I am so, so sorry to hear your sad news. You and your family will be in my thoughts. We will miss your fabulous posts but will be here...

Hi Brian. My previous Osprey post had too much contrast, so I backed off here...however, I now feel that it does need more "punch" as you say, as...

Vaughn, congratulations! You've been nailing some great frames lately and this is no exception. Stunning detail, great bkg and really nice...

Well this is fairly spectacular.... I might move it back in the frame a tad. As a father with a daughter with stage 4 cancer, I completely...

Kurt, nice grab here. Beautiful flight pose. Great comments above and I agree in maybe cleaning up the water a bit. Also wonder if playing with a...

Dorian, congratulations are in order. Agreed, not easy at all to capture and you did it organically. For me the perch beats a dead tree limb by a...

Paul, wow this super-poser really gave you a look here! While the light looks pretty steep, casting shadows on the perch I think you gained enough...

Gorgeous Daniel. You're spot on with the pose, perfect. Open mouth adds. Lichen and snow with the soft, neutral bkg compliment nicely. Well...

David, this composition is cool. I like the chosen ratio and find good balance in the subject vs open space. The wing position compliments the...

Not something you see every day Bill, which is why this is kinda cool. Perched on a pole or a dead limb maybe, but haven't seen one latched onto a...

Beautiful. Love the BG. Maybe not an ideal perch but interesting none the less.

Nice. The bird really pops. Love the falling snow.

Sharp. Guy wire doesn't bother me. Nice behavior image.

Hi Andreas. I think the haloing (only noticed around the head until you pointed the rest out) may be the result of Topaz sharpening. I didn't use any...

Thanks David. Yes, it's the first time I've seen an Osprey pose like that. Hoping it's there again the next time I go. Cheers.

Excellent detail, nice light and exposure. Yes to a bit more room on the left. If mine I would smooth out the background a bit, but some are...

Wonderful flight pose and composition. Love the fanned tail. Ditto the points made by Dorian re. touch of sharpening and removal of the second...

Good critique from Dan. Wood Ducks are very skittish where I live, so any chance to see and photograph them in the wild is a thrill. Keep it up.

He certainly does have that happy look. Great pose, perch, snow, colors.

Now that is a unique pose. Love the hint of clouds and those stacked feathers in tail and wings. Not to mention that look. TFS

Really does look happy with that perfect look back. Love the colors, details, lichen and of course the snow. FF as usual with wonderful framing... TFS

I love head portraits, and this one ticks all the boxes for me. Gorgeous colours!

this one draws me in more than the image with two. would really like to see one of these. Background is nice n soft and great colors for this bird....

Great capture of the pastels. Reminds me of cotton candy. White seems right on, pink and blues are subtle but definitely visible, really brings my...

Looks like a painting. The oof focus parts really give this a nice watercolor painting look. Agree with above about natural setting.

Like this one a lot David. I enjoy the matching colors of the green and yellow on the bird and the background. Beautiful light, whites look to have...