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    This could be a gift to his partner perched outside the frame, or it could just be a single feather he has plucked whilst preening which it was. A Reed Cormorant captured at my local pond early morning. Hopefully, just enough visible eye for this to work.

    Canon 1D Mark IV
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    Hand Held.

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    I like this a lot!
    Great lines created by the neck and feather.
    Nice, simple but beautiful image design,
    Great BG and light. Blacks look good.
    I could also see this with a crop that gets rid of the branch but lovely as is.

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    Love the red eye, the feather adds a lot of interest and also dig the perch! I wish there was a tiny bit more head turn, but it certainly doesn’t ruin this image. Great job!

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    All has been said so I'll add simply sublime... TFS

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    Super Stu love the exposure on the bird, I find the pose pleasing.
    Nothing wrong with the branch but I wonder if it would appear to be a little less dominant if you toned it down some?

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    Great to see some work from you Stu, and this is lovely. Nice. behaviour, great details in the blacks

    Mike

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    I like the pose and the feathers. That red eye pops nicely. Solid background.

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    I like the perch, pose, BG and feather makes the image. There is enough of the eye for me. Well done Stu.

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    Super Stu, lovely curves and the plucked feather has some stiff ruby eye competition! The blacks look wonderful with definition. Lovely almost oval dark grey/black spot at end of feathers really caught my eye. Keep em coming!

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