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    Nikon D4
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    Thanks for taking a look.

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    Lovely Keith, the low light has really given us a good look at this wonderful eyes, and a nice inquisitive pose as well. Good BG and overall a very pleasing shot.

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    Great pose and eyes.

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    Super image Keith, well done, the eyes have it for me!

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    Beautiful pose and perch against a perfect background. Great eye contact. I have only seen this species once and very briefly. Would love to get a better look and a shot like this would be great.

    I think your shot would be even better if it had a little more pop. I did a version where I brightened it a bit, added some saturation and brightened the face as well. You probably could push it even more but better done with the original. Thoughts?

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    Well done Keith, a cracker.. Great detail perch and BG. Nice stare and pose.

    Good work mate

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    Thanks guys much appreciated.Isaac thanks for your repost must admit it does lift the image and is an improvement,will try it on my next post.

    Keith.

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    Keith, your version looks good to me I like the colours and the pose.
    Yes I like as is however, I would investigate increasing the sharpening a little bit to see if you could tease out some detail or try a little more clarity on the owl on your raw conversion, I think this could lift it a fraction, I may well be wrong but I think it is worth having a look.
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    Thanks Jon will look at your suggestion,will try to call.

    Keith.

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    just an fyi, on my version I did also increase the sharpening a tiny bit on the bird. Forgot to mention that.

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    Isaac thanks a lot for your input into this,much appreciated.

    Keith.

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    Hi Keith,

    Sweet shot. I like Isaac's respost due to the boosted colors and increased exposure. It may be me or my screen but I'm seeing a magenta cast on the image, in particular the bird's head, near the rump, and near the eyes, and some on the post. Thanks for sharing!

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    Alex thanks for pointing out the magenta ,did not notice that.

    Keith

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    Hey Keith,
    Great looking frame. I really like the pose, perch and BG.
    Details look good too. The repost looks brigher and sharper but I to see a magenta cast. Just needs to be warmed up a bit. Well done[
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