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    Canon 1D MKIV
    F 500 and 1.4X
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    SS1/1000, f 7.1
    manual, on skimmer pod at ~7:00PM
    Full frame-not a single pixel removed!

    I have grown very fond of this yellowlegs and he has become incredibly tolerant of me over the summer. I no longer hide under a Kwik Camo sheet, or slither up in the muck on my belly. I just step off the deck and walk slowly towards him and he just looks and me, calls once or twice then settles back to feeding and preening.
    I just love this one-not sure why. I know I got that flip flop in my belly when I looked at it on the computer.
    Hope you like it as well
    PP- NR on BG, levels, detail extractor on whites only at 12% and 4% on rest of bird. Cloned out a catchlight.
    Commenst and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
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    Gail, so nice to have a cooperative subject, in great light, and with such a pretty background. I see it is full frame....my only suggestion for future images might be to back up a bit to leve more room for those long "virtual" legs.

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    I can see why you love it. The warm colors, soft light, and low angle are really nice here. I think a bit more room would look great, but it is fine as is.

    Well done!

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    The colors of the water on this one are great and really complement your bird. I also like the ring in the water. I like it as presented. A capture with a little more all around would be appealing as well, but a different picture.
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    Superb image Gil!!!

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    Wow, This is Beautiful, love the exquisite light, low pov and pose... Incredible image!

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    Hi Gail, perfect angle, and I like the slightly raised wing pose. Exposure, sharpness and details all good, and its the added blues in the water that raises this to another level.

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    Excellent shot. Wonderful light, excelelnt pose and shooting angle.
    Very well done.

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    sweet light pose and a great low angle. good job with in-camera composition as well
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    magic image Gail.nice low angle,beautiful light,sharp good detail,like the slightly raised wings.well done.

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    I like the attached story, it goes hand in hand wih the shot, they compliment each other.

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    Neat pose and sweet head turn. Low angle works well of course. I like the composition as is, but I like to give it a little more room in-camera for cropping options...for example it would be difficult to crop as an 8x10 without first adding canvas and recropping (of course, this is not an issue if you do not print!)

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    Fabulous image.
    Love the bird with nicely raised wing position and great details.I like the BG and beautiful blue ring in the water.

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    Gail, great capture. Besides the obvious "great detail and color" from me, I'd like to add that I like the natural gradient in the background. Really adds a little bit extra to the image! Once you get this good, I guess it's the details that push an image over the top!

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    Lovely shot,Gail.I like the Low angle with the Beautiful colored water and not to miss the Ripple in the water.The whites are well balanced and the Bird is Sharp as it has to be.TFS

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    I see why you liked this one. Great pose and HA, gorgeous light and bg, and the lovely blue ring of water. Great job getting this FF; size of bird in the frame is right on the edge but works for me.

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    Nice pose, HA, sharpness and it loos very nice overall, Gail. I was shooting Shorebirds her in Guelph every night during the fall migration back in 2005.
    They came so close eventually, that I could not focus with my 400 f5.6 L as the min focus distance was 3.5 m on that lens.

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    Lovely pose and light, Gail. I can understand why you got excited when you saw this one! Congrats on getting him so accustomed to and comfortable with your presence.

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    All but the mentiioned virtual legs this image is really nice with great light , low angle and detail.

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    Wonderful close up in great light.
    i don't mind the crop (or lack of) at all.
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    Beautiful shot. Love the smooth BG.

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