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    This is a pair of scaly-breasted munias. They are quite common where I live in Mumbai, India. This pair was taking a bath in a roadside puddle.

    Photo shot handheld with a Canon 100-400L lens on a Canon 7D body at 400mm. 1/1000th second @ f/5.6, ISO 640. RAW processed in Photoshop CS6. About a 50% crop. Small adjustments like levels, brightening and contrast. There were dual catchlights in the eyes of both birds. I cloned out one of the two.
    Finally, a round of unsharp mask on the birds and noise reduction on the background.

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    These birds adorable and nice to see them both sharp in the frame. Since their reflections aren't really that clear, I think I would crop from the bottom and go for a conventional horizontal image. Your green water is great and really shows off these birds well!
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    Beautiful light and sharpness. I can see what Marina is saying, but despite being imperfect, I'm somehow enjoying the reflections. I'd run NR on the water. Nicely done Akshay.

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