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    Default Female Purple Martin

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    D500, 700mm (500pf w/ 1.4), f8, 1/5000, iso3600

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    Very nice in your face image. Eye contact is great. There is a small feather line that is darker than the others on the right side wing. At least for me it pulls my eye away... I'll remove it...but... nice one. TFS.

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    Flying straight out of the page! Probably could do with a little more room on the right.

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    You are killing it with this series. This is my fave. Is it FF? TFS

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    It seems you've gotten the hang of it. Nice work. A little tight in the frame, but otherwise pretty amazing.

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    Best one so far. Eye contact and aggressive pose are great. Super sharp. I'd get rid of extra catchlight in eye. It looks like you're right on top of these birds. I'd love to see these
    frames with more focus across the wings. The heads are always perfect, but the OOF wings are an issue for me. Have you tried with the naked lens? Shots would presumably be as
    sharp but with less focal compression.

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    My favorite so far out of this series. I would loosen the crop a little bit more. Nice background.

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    Tight crop and extra catchlight noted, but I love it overall. Wicked pose, a slightly ajar bill to add interest, and a fine BG.

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    hi Dankearl, sw31bp2.jpg
    very very good ( madium size )

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