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    Taken during the summer at one of my favorite little patches of wilderness. I lost the master tiff, otherwise I would have made a larger web jpeg. Gonna have to start over with the RAW

    This was one of my favorite shots for a while due to the rim lighting and the layered teasel.

    Lemme know what you think! A lot of my more recent stuff doesn't completely conform to the popular style presented here, so I'm interested in any opinions.

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    I like it! Something different and the backlight adds life to the image. I think a vertical crop would be more ideal for the frame.

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    Thanks Raybel! I appreciate your input! I disagree with you about the vertical though, I think that would throw off the compositional balance presented here with the focal point in the upper left corner.

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    Hi Aidan,
    I really like the comp and the teasel and the backlighting.
    I am not fussy about the OOF teasel on the RHS of the frame so I would go with a vertical crop. I think you could still keep the bird in the LUC compwise,
    Gail

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    Love it the way it is. Nice balance to the frame. Great to see this presented with a different format

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    I like everything about this image except the out of focus Teasel in the lower right foreground. A different crop maybe? Thank you for sharing.
    Joe Przybyla

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    I just pulled this image into PS and it is SO good as a vertical. I am finding the OOF vegetation on the right distracting from an otherwise super backlit image.
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    Thanks for the input everyone! You guys have convinced me on the crop, I'll have to try a vertical here.

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    Had the oof ones in lower right not been there this would have been the perfect crop as is. I really love the concept of the image, well seen and executed.

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