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    Default Female Pheasant in Autumn Plumage

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    This is one I managed to capture handheld from the vehicle. The bird was perched on a fencepost at the side of the road. I thought the detail was pretty good considering I had the 2x attached. ACR and PS 2020.


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    It's quite a super portrait, William. Love all the feather detail/sharpness down to the smallest features. Great overcast landscape reflected in the eye. Nice background also. Well done.


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    That is SOME detail Will! One of the nicer portraits I've seen in a while.

    Not sure what's not to like here, the color contrast is fantastic, green bkg works beautifully and inclusion of the reds... really nice. DOF covered well.

    Congrats from me Will!

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    I thought the detail was pretty good considering I had the 2x attached.
    Very nice Will, the MK3 2x is fine, models below are pants. I assume you have updated March firmware?
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    Hi Will, nice portrait. The feather detail is top shelf. Colors look natural and the background in pure. My only thought was that maybe the 2x was too much because of the out of focus areas. Thank you for sharing.
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    A close portrait defined... Details and colors for miles with killer BG... TFS

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    Will this really pops great detail as mentioned. Love the color contrast of the green background and the bird. Yes some out of focus ares but what counts is sharp. TFS.

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    What a headshot Will, this is super good! So clean, well detailed, and where is mr knight in shining armor? Close by i hope!

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    This is such a beautiful portrait.
    Feather detail and IQ are tops.
    Love the red eyebrow and those wonderful cheek feathers.
    No nits from me!

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    Who likes tight head portraits with tons of detail and pure out0of-focus green backgrounds? Me, for starters ...

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    Gorgeous portrait. Lovely detail. Really diggin that reflection in the eye.

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    Thanks for the comments, much appreciated....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Very nice Will, the MK3 2x is fine, models below are pants. I assume you have updated March firmware?
    Yep...Firmware updated Steve

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