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    Sanjeev,

    Nice techs and a very interesting fellow here. You did well given the surroundings the opportunity here might be a lower shooting angle if possible and the crop it too tight. The feet in the stream is a unique look and adds to the overall feel and composition. I like the earth tones too consider cropping some negative space from the bottom - thanks for posting.

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    Hi Sanjeev- This is a dream bird of course! Jeff has made some good points. Lower angle would be ideal. The light is great and the sharpness looks good. I find the piece of grass that runs into the head of the bird from the right is a bit distracting. Well done to capture such a unique bird.

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    Thanks Jeff and John for your suggestions. I was in a safari vehicle and could not get any lower and this guy was walking away quickly so I could only get this shot. I saw this bird for the first time in my life! So it was a unique sighting for me as well.
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