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    French Partridge.
    Not my usual style but makes a change.
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    John:

    It works well for me. I would consider softening( lower contrast and perhaps a bit of saturation reduction) the big green clump on the horizon, as there is enough contrast and detail to draw my eye form the bird.

    For me, when the bird is small in frame, you have to be even more careful about such details.

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    Wow I love this, John! Good point brought forward by Randy, but the overall mood of the image is quite good. Looks like a painting, in a good way!

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    Thanks both
    had a go biut think I,ve overdone it !
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    nice capture John.like the first post best with maybe a bit less saturation,shows its habitat well.

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    John:

    Def. too much change in repost. I was talking about very subtle changes to the green area centrally on horizon, not the overall horizon line.

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    This is a gorgeous image John. Just love the light, the depth and the painterly feel to it. Much prefer the OP. Yes, some of the elements in the BG pull the eye away from the bird and I love that. This is a birdscape not a portrait! I enjoy wandering through and discovering the different elements in this frame and my eyes do keep coming back to that beautiful, well-placed bird. Very nice work John.
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    I like the original more...with some gentle tweaks mentioned above all potentials can be brought out of it. Very interesting with a good mood landscape. Well done.

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    I like the setting, bird placement, eye contact and composition. I like the OP as is as well. Excellent image John.

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    Beautiful photograph of an english countryside scene. First one for me.

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    Love the composition, I prefer the first one - it looks almost like a painting.

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    Hi John, what I had in mind, and I'm sure that is what Randy had too, was just a subtle softening of the darker middle "tree" along the horizon line. Something like this:

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    Thanks Dan. Was hoping someone would have a go ! Interesting how folks see things differently.
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    I just love this John.
    Love the comp and the wide angle view of the countryside.
    I like while Daniel has done,
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