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    A very common bird throughout much of Costa Rica. Colorful though...

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    Outstanding, Dave, one of the best ones for my from your trip.
    Bird and perch look great..
    Kind of a boxy crop, maybe a more traditional one would look better?
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    One of my favourites from South America, always one of the first you see when leaving the airport too haha.
    You got a beautiful perch here Moe! I think the exposure looks good and the background is very nice even though I find the dirt and bright grass a bit distracting. I would also darken the pupil as it is still blue from the flash.
    Last thing I would suggest is going vertical instead of a boxy crop here but that is a personal preference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moe Richard View Post
    A very common bird throughout much of Costa Rica. Colorful though...

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    Lovely balance of colours Moe and nice wispy detail of feather and moss. I think I'd be inclined to show it a little smaller in the frame ( ie. less crop)



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    Nice frame. Like the diagonal perch and the moss. The view of the bird is nice espcially the feet.

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    The perch is great and the bird looks super sharp to me! His head does look a bit grayed/cold, but it's really hard to get perfect exposure on these high contrast subjects. I agree about removing the flash evidence in the eye,
    Agree the crop is kinda wonky and would try something vertical.

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    These are lovely birds.
    My first thought when I saw this was that the comp should be a bit looser and presented as a 4 x 6 ratio.
    Very nice image with a great look at the feet and the plumage and I like the POV looking down a bit at the bird.
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    Hey Moe, no nits from me. I really like the image. Beautiful bird, nicely shown. Thank you for sharing.
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    The view of bird and the perch are sweet perfection. Yes, the BG below the branch could be better, but really my eyes never leave the bird on this one(what a view). TFS

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    Love the light and the processing on the bird and especilly the great head anlge. Me? I would wish for a more tradiional 3X2 but I still love ths is presented.

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