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    Default Sandhill Crane

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    From last fall at our local bird sanctuary. 5DIII, 700mm, ISO400, f/8, 1/800 Cropped for composition.

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    Nice picture, Dave. You might have enough details for a head shot only. The head detais look fascinating in a close up.

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    Hi Dave. Nice pose, plus good sharpness and background. The head looks a bit bright to me - you might try darkening it by about 1/3 stop to see if you like that better. Overall, this is very nicely done and a minor tweak will take it up a notch!

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    Amazing image, the head is sharp and the impressive eye
    love it

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    I did have trouble on deciding how much to tone this down. Following up on Steve's suggestion here is another version.

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    Wonderful shot.
    Great background, details are excellent, and repost looks better.
    I would consider a tighter crop.
    Well done.

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    Hi Dave, I really like the detail around the head and bill, together with the colours. I felt your OP was fine with regards to tonality, but would change the comp to suit only a portion of the neck and head, and that the head falls at least into the first half of the frame.

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    Thanks everyone. Sounds like a vertical and perhaps tighter crop was the way to go. Much appreciated.

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