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    Default Bare-throated tiger heron

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    Taken in Costa Rica from a boat.
    The tiger heron walked up the bank as our boat drifted by. As he peered over the bank at us, I was able to get this.
    Canon 1 DX 600mm v3
    ISO 1600 f4.0 SS 1/800. Handheld and shot in portrait orientation. Thank goodness for image stabilization!
    Small crop, sliders in LR, NR to BG and sharpen JPEG. Cloned a small fly off the throat.
    Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
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    You've nailed this one, Gail! The symmetry, the pose and the colors are all top-notch! No nits from me, just wish the watermark had my name on it

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    Whoa! This is great. Love that pose and the vertical framing. The killer background is great as well. Very nice.

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    Killer pose, comp and idea in general...
    A tack sharp beak tip would have put this one over the top....
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    One of a very short bucket list for me. Not only did you get it, you got the perfect pose. Love the BG, SH,EXP and THOSE EYES.... TFS

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    Couldn't get any better as a theme shot. Or any shot. Great pose and symmetry. Almost looks like a building spire.

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    How cool! Tremendous visual impact! You did well to flip the camera over to vertical, not many have that instinct or situational recognition to do so. You must be pretty darn happy with this one

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    Beautiful Image. I love this image. Colors, pose and everything looks good.

    Excellent

    TFS

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    Hey Gail, what a interesting perspective... love it. Usual quality of techs and colors in your images. Perfect symmetry. Thank you for sharing.
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    Gail:

    If there ever was an image that screamed for portrait orientation, this is it! He looks like some type of alien beast.

    Very fun capture, well executed.

    Congrats

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    Awesome pose and BG. Really cool look at this bird and great composition. Very high impact image. TFS

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    Wow what an image! Super timing and excellent processing, one to be really proud of well done!!

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    The holy Gail, stunning image!!! Must be an international comp winner

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    Pretty good from a moving boat!

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