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    Probably not low enough for the theme. Since we were headed out to dinner, I chose to kneel in the muck rather than lie in it. In any case, I liked this Dowitcher with his bill showing. More often than not they are doing their "sewing-machine" thing with the bill hidden in the water. From Fort DeSoto in early February. I'm doing some more experimenting with sharpening. This looked seriously over-sharpened in PS at 1600px prior to posting.

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    Nice pose and low angle even if is not flat on the ground angle, still good. The image does look over sharpen in my monitor.

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    Bill:

    Sharpening is def. a bit crunchy on my monitor as well.

    Shooting angle is good, soft light.

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    Thanks guys. Here was an earlier attempt with a bit less sharpening. Let me know what you think.

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    Bill:

    Better overall re: sharpness on the repost. Not perfectly sharp, but less "crunchy" to my eye. Overall, is better.

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    Nice low angle, pose and composition. The OP looks crunchy on my monitor, the repost looks better, but just a little soft. Thank you sharing

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    Like this capture, Bill. Nice slightly open beak, and soft light. The original post looks over sharpened on my monitor, and the repost is a little better.

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    OK. Here's one more attempt. This may be somewhere in between [or maybe just like the OP?], although my eyes are getting blurry from looking at it too much. Your feedback is very helpful.

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    On my monitor it's quite an improvement, if not on the money. It looks sharp and no crunchiness. I hope you are keeping track of all the fine tuning you're doing especially this latest one.

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