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    Default Limp Wrist Female Grey Wagtail

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    Shot taken the other week on local river,these are flighty birds,but managed to stalk this and get quite close.cannon 500mm IS,L,F4,Tripod.EX1.4,FL700MM,1/800S,F5.6,ISO500.Crop,sharpened,lightened a touch.

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    Lovely little bird, I like the river rock BG, the low POV, and your composition Chris. I would be tempted to clone out the lower of the two catchlights.
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    Chris I like the way you have exposed this, plumage looks lovely, very nice.

    Keith.

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    One of my favourte birds Chris. Got these on the garden ponds at the moment. Even get the oddone one the bird table !Like the water on the lifted foot ! Nice.
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    Lovely shot Chris, great pose & sharpness, you're not wrong about being flighty.

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    Nice work Chris, not an easy bird to frame well because of the signature tail, but I like the angle you've taken here

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    That's a cracker Chris. Great colours on the bird, and perfect surroundings for the Wagtail. We have a few up here, but, as said already, they are not easy to get close to. They seem to enjoy the chase Good work

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    I like the foot rising out of the water, and you got some very nice subdued light on your subject. The rock in lower left corner is unfortunate IMO, but I do like the BG boulders.

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    Thanks for looking and comments,Daniel,I thought of cloning the rock out,but the rock sticking out of the water across from the raised foot,balanced the bird,if you know what I mean.thanks again everybody.

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