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Marbled Godwit
A Marbled Godwit taken a short time after the recent reddish Egret I posted. Maybe a little large in frame but I was lying i the water and the camera was a little tilted, so I had to rotate a bit and this is as loose as I can go without adding canvas
Canon 1dx
500mm f4is + 1.4x
ISO 800
1/2500th f6.3
Mike
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Mike:
Great point of view, size in frame works for me. Soft background, subtle drop on bill tip.
I might consider softening the dark area just in front of the head just a bit with the clone stamp.
Cheers
Randy
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Beautiful pose, POV, water & BG. Sometimes I remove the second catchlight even though it's perfectly natural; sometimes I don't.
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Love the look, drop at the end of the beak and the colors, SH, POV. I agree softening the diagonal black/green transition would be worth a visit and i'd suggest more room below for the legs and feet if you want to add canvas but i understand this is all you have. Looks like you had a wonderful trip?
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Looks spot on. Nice low angle,pose and light here. Some might ask for more room below but looks fine to me.
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Great angle, looking up....
It is a bit cut off at the bottom, but I don't add canvas either.
Nice enough as is..
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Excellent capture, Mike. Nice detail and I especially like the drop of water at the end of the beak. Like the background very much.
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Late to the party. Where? It is so nice and the balance is right on so I will not complain about the missing virtual feet ...
with love, artie
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Classic Fort DeSoto!
Great HA and light. Love the water droplet at the tip of the bill.
A bit more room below would be nice but still lovely as presented,
Gail
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Late to the party. Where? It is so nice and the balance is right on so I will not complain about the missing virtual feet ...
with love, artie
Cheers Artie - it was in the lagoon at North Beach, DeSoto - I think you know the place 
Mike