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    Here's another COYE capture in the early evening, this time with what looks to be an Inchworm for the youngsters. C&C welcome.


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    Nicw you caught the bird out in the open. Yes a better head angle would have helped this one. But thats the way she goes sometimes. The inch worm is neat.

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    Geoffrey, I think John is right here - the head angle is the big issue. Lots of good things though like food in the mouth and neat perch.

    There is also a pretty significant halo around the beak. Perhaps something when you masked the bird or in a sharpening/denoise process?

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    The HA is so little but means so much...Geoffrey. very well done on this one. The DOF is perfect, looks almost 3D here...Fab detail on the bird...Lookin good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Sump View Post
    Geoffrey, I think John is right here - the head angle is the big issue. Lots of good things though like food in the mouth and neat perch.

    There is also a pretty significant halo around the beak. Perhaps something when you masked the bird or in a sharpening/denoise process?
    Thanks Brian. Thank you for pointing out the halo around the beak. Prompted me to examine the entire bird and found slight halo around the elbows. I think you are correct in the diagnosis. Here is a repost.

    I kind of like the profile pose in the direction of the nest.


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    Hi Geoff, I am going to be the odd man out here. I don't really see a problem with the HA, yes, the bird is facing slightly away but the head is slightly angle toward the viewer. The worm is a big plus, nice colors, the repost fixes the halo. Thank you for sharing.,
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    Nice job on the repost Geoffrey!

    Joe, I believe you can tell by the catchlight the angle of the head; at least it makes sense that way from a physics standpoint and the light here is toward the rear of the eye meaning it's pointing away.

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    Very Nice setting. Interesting pose. A little bit more details in the blacks would have been good.
    I like the worm in the beak, wish for better head angle.

    Green colors in the image is nice. I could clone out the white blob at the lower left side.

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    I really like this image, I agree in lifting the blacks in the bird's head feathers. Looking at the image I wonder if it would enhance presentation by selecting the bird and foreground vegetation then inverting and lowering the exposure slightly.

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    Nice pose with uplifted tail. HA not an issue for me. Great worm.

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    I like the setting, catch of the day and composition. The HA is fine with me. Repost is an improvement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Sump View Post
    Nice job on the repost Geoffrey!

    Joe, I believe you can tell by the catchlight the angle of the head; at least it makes sense that way from a physics standpoint and the light here is toward the rear of the eye meaning it's pointing away.
    Hi Brian, the image looks fine to me, just a little sidelight from not being directly on the sun angle.
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    Very sorry if this offended you Joe, agree I do have a lot to learn. I'll leave you alone....

    Geoffrey, sorry your post got hijacked. That's not fair to you. Keep up the great work!
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    Hi Guys, I don't know zip about physics and Geoff is of course free to like the image or not. From where I sit, the head is turned away from the viewer and this lessens the impact dramatically. For me ,such images are insta-deletes, and I have gotten rid of some otherwise killer stuff for want of a better head angle.

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    ps: re-reading the light angle/physics stuff it seems to me that Brian (WW) and Joe actually are agreeing ... But what the heck do I know?
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    Thanks everyone.


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