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    Hi everyone, been a while since my latest post but I haven't really had time for photography unfortunately.

    Here is a female Red-necked Phalarope in almost full breeding plumage. It was found by a friend of mine in the middle of the day about one hour drive from me. The bird is on her way to the arctic breeding grounds right now so I knew it wouldn't stay for long. This was a bird I had been dreaming of photographing for a long time so I dropped everything and went for photo-shoot in the evning. A real dream come true to spend some time with this bird. I only had time to look at this file among many hundreds so I might post some more later. I'm a bit uncertain if I made the most of this shot, does the IQ look alright for you all?

    All comments and critique welcome of course!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ivan Sjogren View Post
    Hi everyone, been a while since my latest post but I haven't really had time for photography unfortunately.

    Here is a female Red-necked Phalarope in almost full breeding plumage. It was found by a friend of mine in the middle of the day about one hour drive from me. The bird is on her way to the arctic breeding grounds right now so I knew it wouldn't stay for long. This was a bird I had been dreaming of photographing for a long time so I dropped everything and went for photo-shoot in the evning. A real dream come true to spend some time with this bird. I only had time to look at this file among many hundreds so I might post some more later. I'm a bit uncertain if I made the most of this shot, does the IQ look alright for you all?

    All comments and critique welcome of course!



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    What a lovely fellow---I'd drop tools and run too for a shot at this. The exposure and focus are perfect and BG is stunning--a real jewel quality green and the water drops are the icing on the cake . A really fine image Ivan.

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    Pretty much perfection, Ivan... No nits here... TFS

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    This is sweet Ivan,love the sharpness of the bird and the water and background is great. TFS.

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    I would reduce the whites a little bit by Dodging. Everything looks really good.

    I really like the point of view.

    Were you using any bling to photograph the same ? Is this full frame ?

    How much of a crop is this ?

    TFS

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    Looking great. Solid low angle. Maybe a little more room on the left. Love that green water. The water in the bill is nice as the drop.

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    This is awesome. As a shorebird specialist, I would be stoked to call this frame mine! Color, angle, details, and sharpness are all spot on. If you have a bit of room at left, I might add just a whisker. I would also close out the center catchlight in the eye. I am really envious of this. Phalaropes are the most glaring hole in my otherwise very extensive sandpiper portfolio.

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    Splendid photo. That background drifting smoothly in and out of focus is so good. The water droplet adds life.

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    Beautiful image Ivan, my suggestion would be to make the sharpening a little finer.

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    This is really lovely.
    Love your low POV, the open bill, the IQ.
    No one has mentioned this but I think this need a very very slight CW rotation.
    I would also clone out the second catchlight.
    Gail

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    A stunning image Ivan. The IQ and colors look great. Well done to get such a low POV.
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    This one works quite well for me. Love the soft light, the bird, the open bill, and the water stuff :)

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    Thank you for all the feedback and positive comments! I did remove the second catchlight and it made a slight improvement.

    Quote Originally Posted by Krishna Prasad kotti View Post
    I would reduce the whites a little bit by Dodging. Everything looks really good.

    I really like the point of view.

    Were you using any bling to photograph the same ? Is this full frame ?

    How much of a crop is this ?

    TFS
    I did use a camo-net, but not a blind to photograph this. I'm not sure I needed it though as this species is quite approachable during migration.

    It is very near full frame. Except a small crop I actually added a tiny bit of canvas to the left (maybe I should have added a bit more) and removed the same amount from the right.

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    lovely frame Ivan all has been covered above,a very strong image TFS
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