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    Waxwing in the berry tree. A thread the needle shot.
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    Hi Dan,
    A stunning bird indeed, sharp, colourful with plenty of detail. The oof berries above and below the perch I do find a little distracting though.

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    A beautiful bird that is very sharp. Cutting off the tail is a sin -- do you have more room below? Lastly, the o-o-f berries and stems in front of the birds breasts and flanks are very distracting.

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    I should have taken more off the bottom.
    The point of the photo was showing the Waxwing staring at me through
    the branches in a typical Waxwing sneaky pose.
    I like the berries in front, just a preference for this type of shot.
    There are thousands of nice open waxwing photos with the tail.
    I was not trying for a photo like that, I already have them....
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    I should have posted this instead...I think the berries in front of the bird do not hurt the image from a
    "birds as art" point of view in the least but I am interested in why you think they do?

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