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    Shot last September in Nd slough. Processed with Dpp 4,Topaz noise ,Photoshop. Shot vertical Comments and critiques appreciated.
    Canon 1 DX 111
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    700 mm
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    Ooh, I love it! Colours, sharpness, textures in the water, reflection, even the boxy comp....all look great. A small thing I would do is slightly darken the eye in the reflection, just to make it stand out more as it is faint as is. but other than that a real strong image here.

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    Thanks Dan I agree the eye helped.

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    Looking real good Kevin...Fab detail and a great pose...and yes the RP with the eye looks better. I really like the colours in the BG. Yes, probably one of your best.

    Well done

    Will

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    Beautiful image Kevin! I like the sweet water color, pose, composition and the repost looks even better.

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    Not often that an image of a sleeping bird connects, but I think this does well! Colors and texture on the water are lovely, and the feather detail on the bird is great. I'm not as big a fan of the reflected eye as the others; it looks too sharp compared to
    the rest of the blurred bird.

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    Wow... Love the water, details and reflection. Repost looks good and I love the canvas overall. TFS

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    Kevin, really a gorgeous frame.

    For starters, the lighting gave a huge boost. But you got lots of details and sufficient dof. The low point of view is super and I love that the only sign of the water line is the entry point of the leg, where the water turns a little blue.

    Contrast is striking and subject looks well processed. The only thing I can offer is taking a look with a touch more bkg above and a touch less below. At least maybe worth a look?

    Anyway, it's a banger well done!

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    Beautiful shot I like as presented. I feel it is more than likely you could show even better details around the eye with a little careful adjustment.

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    Hi Kevin .. nice one , with lovely colors and the reflection is a nice bonus .
    Really love the color range in the water . Sweet light is nicely exposed and nice overall contrast is showing up .
    Personally I might back off slightly on the sharpening or the contrast in the high frequency areas ....

    TFS Andeas

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