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    Shot this lovely raptor on the weekend. Baited with salmon.
    Sunny day but the sun went behind the clouds as I was tracking this guy.
    1DX, 600mm II
    ISO 800
    F 5.0
    SS 1/1600
    Crop from Horizontal and a sliver of canvas added up top.
    PP: crop, NR to BG, levels, increased saturation by +5, DE at 3%.
    Would have loved a bit of head turn but he was intent on taking this across the water to a favorite perch.
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    HI gail
    Difficult one to crop I reckon. Would be nice to get the head a bit farther right so as flying "into" the shot. Landscape may be ok ?.
    No big deal anyway- great picture.
    JR

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    Good sharpness. I like that the body is superimposed cleanly on the shore. I do wish the head was angled towards us, and the far wing position could be better.
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    I like the sharpness, details and exposure. I agree with Doug's comment on wing position and HA. Nice image Gail and look forward to seeing more.

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    Hi Gail, excellent details and sharpness. I can see the details in the individual dark feathers, so very well exposed. The BG is a bit distracting, but there is not much you can do about it. Loi

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    nice exposure and details, wish we could see the far wing
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    Sharp and a great eye level shot, Gail.
    I think the BG is superb. When a natural BG with features is considered "distracting",
    then bird photography is dead to me.
    Excellent photo......
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    Hi Gail, stunning sharp detail you managed to get and catch is a bonus. I would have also preferred seeing the far wing but still works nicely as is, nicely done.

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    I really like that wing stretched high into the high-key sky. Lovely details on the plumage and the salmon head is a big bonus

    TFS

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    Thanks all for your thought and comments.
    Gail

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    The open mouth of the fish make the shot for me. Nice wing position.

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    Hi Gail, great view of the near wing, and Im fine that the other wing is not visible ( apart from the tiny bit below ). Well exposed and sharp, and the his catch a bonus.

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    Lovely shot I like the pose and the super detail, the out of focus background sets it off very nicely.

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    Nice capture Gail and lucky that the Salmon head is facing the right way,the open mouth looks cool. The exposure and detail looks nice and I personally like the BG, especially the trees. Well done.

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