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Stu nice to see you posting. Lovely frame of this avocet. Nice pose and light. Killer background as well. Great view of that near wing.
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Sharp, perfectly exposed, great that you got the red eye, I like the image design and the BKGR, and I love shorebirds.
with love, artie
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Nice to see you back Stu...Missed your fab BG's...And this BG is no exception...it sure shows the bird well and as Artie said perfectly exposed. The Master of the 1D Mk4 returns 
Will
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Macro and Flora Moderator
Glad to see you back Stu! What a return, super shot trademark Stu background! My only slight reservation is that some of the black feathers are very dense, it leaves me wondering id there is a little missing detail therein?
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Beautiful image! Great background, and the flight pose is appealing. I see the same thing as Jon in regards to the blacks, but everything else is top-notch.
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Thanks a stack for the feedback everyone. I really tried to squeeze more detail out the blacks.
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BPN Member
Awesome action, and that direct stare from the red eye makes the image! Graded BG is very nice, and exposure and details across the bird are excellent. More detail in the blacks would be ideal, but the strong contrast looks great as is.
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Wildlife Moderator
Hi Stu, great to see you back, hopefully this isn't a fleeting presence. 
Lovely opening image, there is a fraction more you can pull out on the lower wing which adds a fraction more detail and has no effect on any contrast in the rich blacks of the plumage. Hope to see more as you have some real 'corkers'.
All the best bud.
TFS
Steve
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