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    This pair of Double-barred finches, perched on flowering wattle, were attracted to a seed-feeder.

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    Last edited by Peter Kes; 11-01-2012 at 03:27 AM.

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    Absolute beauty!
    Love the BG and pose of the upper bird, and wish the whites were a bit less bright on bird at left. Overall a winner!

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    very nice image,agree about the whites.

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    Super shot, I agree about the whites it was the first ting that hit me, have you tried selecting the brightest highlights and doing a linear burn?

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    I have been treated well early in the morning by you guys, as far as visual enjoyment goes. (Alan, Cheryl. Juan and you John)
    It is a truly amazing image, John.

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    Very nice John! I agree about the whites being a bit hot on the let bird. Otherwise, stunning image!

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    Very beautiful shot and nice work on the setup. The two positions of the birds. the HAs, the perch and the comp make for a great photo. I would tone down the bird and the flowers a bit as the yellows seem a bit hot on my monitor too. Great work!

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    I too would tone down the yellows and whites a bit if you can, but, wow, John, this is pretty incredible! Just love the comp and the angle of the birds towards one another, those gorgeous colors and that background!

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    Wonderful image.I like the back and side pose of birds.Very nice composition.Beautiful perch with flowers.
    Rest has been said.Love the great frame.

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    Lovely interaction and colors here. Great seeing the pair perched together on such a super perch. Whites and yellow are looking too bright for my taste.
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    What a sweet shot. whites do look hot to me but easily fixed

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    Wonderful shot. The perch is excellent, and I like the pose of the birds. The whites of the lower bird, and of the stems of the flower clusters, are pretty harsh. If you can, I would tone those down a fair bit. You might be able to extract a little more detail in those yellow flowers by doing so as well, as the yellow looks to be near clipping. Superb shot, otherwise. Love the composition.

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    Thanks Jonathan - no I've never used that particular technique. I wil see if I can figure that one out.

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    What a treat to get two of these, and facing each other with the flowers to compliment :)
    I agree with the comments above on the whites being a little hot

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