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    Default A Pintail Whydah-Masai Mara, Kenya

    One of the longest tail feathers I've seen in a small bird! It was difficult to keep it in frame and get a good head angle.
    7D and 100-400 L
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    Sanjeev, You cought it on nice perch in a nice pose. You did great getting him in frame and a great HA. I would be tempted to remove the grass touching it's tail from bottom and would also clone the branches on upper RHC and one at bottom. Exposure looks fine but I think this can take another round of sharpening. How big is the crop?

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    Thanks Sachin, it wasn't a very large crop maybe 20-30% at best. I agree on the sharpening and cloning the branches.
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    Wow !...an impossibly long...long tail. You have done well to fit it all in the frame and have it composed side on so well.Bird is lacking a little in sharpness and if wanted some clever clone work could remove some of the extra grass stalks etc, Overall a really interesting bird and no doubt a good one for any collection, great find Sanjeev

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    Sanjeev,

    I have one of these that flitters around my garden trying to impress the ladies, and am yet to get a reasonable image. Well done to find one stopped for a little while

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