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This is absolutely beautiful. IQ is fantastic. That bird is hard to stop looking at. Just curious, is the BG natural or did you lighten the area around the bird?
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Very sharp indeed. good call on the f-stop. Nice colors and a very interesting BG. It must have been exciting.
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Very unique bird and well captured. Love all the fine details and colors. HA and DOF are spot on. I would crop a tad from the top. For me, it's too much dead space and detracts from your gorgeous subject.
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Wow, very cool bird.
Sharp and nicely done.
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Perfect head angle, EXP, and amazing detail on the beautiful subject. Thanks a stack for your membership support.
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Thank you so much for your comments! Lyle, the BG is natural, I almost changed it last night because I wanted to try something new with this old image, but eventually decided against doing so. I do not remember exactly what was behind the bird, the original looks a bit duller of course but the same pattern on the BG, just gray in colour. What I do remember is that the subject was sitting on a log on the ground and the bushes were (conveniently) quite far behind, which helped. I was shooting from the car and the bird was quite close, which might explain my decision to shoot at F7.1. I have more images of this Barbet, one quite interesting image with him on the log, digging for little worms...
Marina is right about the dead space-I was just afraid not to end up with a square crop. Perhaps I should crop from the top and then also from the right side? Not much detail on the bird there anyway...
I thank you all for your input, much appreciated!
Kind regards
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Excellent portrait of beautiful bird. Wonderful colors,tack sharp,nice lights and composition.Seeing for the first time.
Would like see profile picture of this barbet. Love the frame.
TFS.
Regards,
Satish.
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WOw the wonderful IQ on the bird looks fantastic
the colors look great, i may be tempted to reduce a silver off the top but i still like it as presented as the subject is so strong in the frame that my eye doesnt wander anywhere else
very nicely done
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Well, if you crop a bit from the top you can always add that amount back at bottom if you have it. Pretty cool subject, and as a fan of portraits I am digging this alot.
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Hi Gabriela, great angled pose of the Barbet, and you have exposed the colours perfectly. Im not sure if this was at one of the picnic spots or in your camp, but I normally go after the Hornbills. 
We have a nesting box in our back garden, and we have a pair who have produced two chicks, each year, for the last 3 years. Not sure if its been the same pair coming back each year, but they seem to enjoy our loving garden.
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Beautiful portrait with some great detail.
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Barbets are well known for their particular poses! love the whiskers on this one and the clarity, how lucky you guys were!
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WOW! Stunning portrait! I agree with a crop from the top -- nothing wrong with an aspect ratio that fits the subject.
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excellent head shot with great details colors and pose!
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