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WOW...pretty darn special David ! Sharp detail, and I like the contrast on this making the colors stand out superbly . imo about as good an angle of shot for an in flight image as one could hope for....terrific eye and I like seeing both a hint of underside of the wing as well as the top side. I think the earthy..... { there's my word again lol }...backdrop color blends in very well to compliment the birds colors...leaps off the screen in a 3D way.
really not worth commenting further on this beauty, to change anything would be just stupidly pedantic of me....call me stupid
but I reckon the head could stand just a smidgen more sharpen and one more round of noise reduction to back drop to make it ultra smooth....but did I mention the WOW factor!
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Very special indeed. Not many of these in flight , and this one is a winner. BG sets it of great.
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Nice hard to capture these guys!
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David,
A really nice capture, the head and wing position are excellent in my book. I agree that just a little more sharpening would be good, and I would also see if the shadow area under the wing could be enhanced a bit with a little Nik Color Efex Detail Extractor (no more than 15% strength). Great shot!
Barry
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Hi David, a species none of us normally see in flight, so well done for getting him in the frame. Colours look good, over a killer smooth BG.. With regards to the repost, sharpening on the head has turned out well, but the underwing on the near wing seems to have got some NR mixed in there. The feather detail is much clearer in your OP.
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Stuart, I didnt erase the NR from the under wing, thought it might help in the noisier shaded under wing.
I do see the loss of detail there though. I will erase the NR there.
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Good job with that. I sure don't have any of these in flight. Nice sharp eye. Very nice b/g to show him off well
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Wonderful flight shot.
Great wing position, very nice light, wonderful background, and terrific comp.
Repost looks much better.
Well done.
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This is one eye-catching image. Such a striking bird against that smooth dark background. The sharpened bird look good, with the NR exception as noted above. If it were mine, I might try brightening the image just a bit to see if I liked it better that way.
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Repost a great improvement. Haven't gotten a good shot of one of these yet. Nice detail too
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Great capture David, as others have said, you don't see many in-flights of these birds, very well done.
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I have never seen a flight shot of this bird.
Perfect incoming angle and a killer BG.
Well done David, I am jealous!!
gail
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Wow. Not an easy shot to get and you did it beautifully! Wonderful angle towards you, and love the light. Excellent work, David.
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David, you are an excellent BIF shooter as I noticed long before. This is an other gem of yours.
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Magnificent flight shot, David. I like the color scheme.
Love the pose,colors,details and beautiful composition.
Regards,
Satish.
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All has been said,David .Wonderful capture , beautifully presented.The RP is even better!
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Thank you everyone very much. Appreciated