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    I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

    Nikon D500
    Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, image captured at 400mm
    1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 900 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
    Cropped for composition and presentation

    P.S. Learn more about Circle B Bar Reserve in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available on the Birds As Art Online Store.
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    Joe:

    I like the perch, pose, background.

    The texture of the bird is starting to get a bit "crunchy" .

    Is this much of a crop?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Stout View Post
    Joe:

    I like the perch, pose, background.

    The texture of the bird is starting to get a bit "crunchy".

    Is this much of a crop?

    Cheers

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    Hi Randy, thank you for viewing and commenting. I did a do over on the image and will repost here. A fault I struggle to overcome, trying to get more from a image than it gives. This image is a looser crop and less post processing. Thanks again.
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    Joe:

    I think the bird looks better at this degree of crop, feathers look more natural.

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    I like the repost. Great exposure and I like the bird's pose. I'd tone down some of the specular highlights in the background. Increasing the brightness on the bird and/or burning the perch would make the subject stand out a bit more, I think. Solid frame, Joe!

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    Nice view of this female and how nice of the bird to pose on nice perch for you. Nice light and background as well.

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