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Beautiful bird and I like the pose. I think, for me, it would be stronger if cropped a little tighter and if you tried to lighten the head plumage and the eye to bring those colors and details out more if possible.
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This is a nice image.
The colors really pop on the head.How nice for him to perch on the little mound of dirt for you!
I would crop a lot tighter from the top to highlight the bird even more.I would also increase the exposure by 1/3 of a stop.
My only wish is that you were a little bit lower but maybe that was not possible.
gail
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A little dark around the head, but beautiful otherwise!
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Echoing what the others have said, I think you need to lose quite a portion from the top. I can see what you were going for with all the grasses, but there is too much there and it unbalances the shot. A touch brighter with the crop and I think it'll be a lot nicer
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Ian agree about a tighter crop but the downside might be that you loose some of that nice reflection,will be interesting to see what others think, it's a very nice image that I would be well pleased with.
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Personally I'm OK with the size of the teal in the frame but I think pointing your lens a wee bit more to your left would have improved the comp by placing it more to the right of the frame. I do agree the face is dark as posted and could benefit from lifting the exposure in that area (all the while being careful not to introduce unwanted noise in there).
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Nicely composed and very well captured Iain. I like the head turned, the reeds and reflection too.
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Excellent image in habitat. Re post looks wonderful. Nice composition.
Regards,
Satish.
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