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    Male and Female Mountain Bluebirds were incubating a nest in an old dead tree in Rocky Mountain National Park. The female would come out, call the male and he would usually come to her side with some bit of food. If he showed up empty beaked, she would go get her own and he would wait until she returned. In this shot he had arrived without a treat, and she was just preparing to leave.

    Canon 1Dmkiii
    Canon 500 f4
    Canon 1.4 TC
    Spot metering
    AV mode
    zero exposure compensation
    1/800 f5.6
    Sun was at my back at about 11:00

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    Joe

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    Maxis Gamez
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    Hi Joe,

    Lovely BG and pose. The light is harsh and the bird looks a little soft in my calibrated monitor. I would also like to see a lower angle.

    Keep them coming!

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    Great to get both in the frame! I'd sharpen them a bit more, specially the male, and blur the perch some. Clean BG.

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    I like the eye contact you got with both birds, but both could benefit from additional sharpening as mentioned above. Nice BG too!

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Great to have both in the frame and good head angles, too. As mentioned, they look soft and it seems the camera focused in front of the birds on the piece of the perch that is broken off. Thanks for sharing.

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Congratulations on capturing them both and to have eye contact with them both. I agree about the softness and the angle appesrs a bit steep. Many thanks for sharing Joe.

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