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    Taken the other day,these birds come back from Africa,to breed here in the uk,they make holes in the river banking,and lay there eggs.cannon500mm IS L F4,tripod,700mm FL,cropped,sharpened,lightened,was a bit overcast,iso500,1/320s,f5.6.thanks for looking.

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    Chris:


    I really like the perspective here, nice shooting angle, calling pose, flare of wings.

    I might consider toning down the bright grass in front of his face, it acts as a bit of a visual stop.

    Some noise showing up in the bg, esp left edge.

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    That's an unusual view. I thought it was two birds in the cavity. I like the neutral tones. agree about the noise

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    This is an awesome capture. Love the habitat and the look back pose. Noise mentioned. I would try to recrop and use the rule of thirds here putting the bird a little more upper right and removing that ridge on the right of the frame.
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    Great catch. I agree with Randy that the root in front of the bird acts as a stop. I would remove that one if you are ok with that. Color, tones, and pose are all great.

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    Spot on Chris - great shot, beautifully detailed and exposed. It remains to be seen if "my" martins nest this year, there has been substantial land sliding and I am not sure if they will like the newly exposed surfaces.

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    Nice shooting angle and calling pose, Chris.

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    Liking the habitat shot here Christopher, nice catch light in the eye and vocalising ...yes to more noise reduction

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    Good advice by everyone else. I like the colors and the lookback pose and the perspective.

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    Absolutely superb image of martin,well camouflaged with BG. Love the calling pose,colors and details.Very nice composition too.
    Agree about some noise in the BG,can be addressed easily.

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    Thanks for looking and comments,agree about the noise,I knew about it,and forgot to do it in PS.thanks again.

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