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Avian Moderator
David:
Nice landing pose, angle in frame, crop.
I have a bit of mixed feelings about the branches. I like that they give a bit of depth to the background, but because of the high key nature of the image, they do tend to pull the eye away from the bird. I would consider a frame without them, and another with the contrast reduced a bit more on the branches, to see if that is of any benefit.
Cheers
Randy
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I would lose the branches..Pretty flat light, bird looks about as nice as it could..
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David, looks like you handled the cards you were dealt well. A unique flight pose and great incoming angle worked well here.
Nice dof and I could go either way on the branches. Do agree a little less contrast might help the frame.
Happened to notice a little bright white spot above the opposing wing you may want to deal with.
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Thanks for the always helpful comments gentlemen. Good eyes Brian. Sometimes I accidentally hit selection as mouse is sensitive and I missed undoing that one. Thanks again.
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Hi David .... the pose is nice , as are the colors and tones .
Sky is as it is .... maybe something possible in the raw to recover and give some structure or tonal variation .
For the biggest issue is the missing sharpness or details in the subject .. looks either unsharp or hammered with NR , you know how the raw looks like .
TFS Andreas
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Yes, the branches need to go - at least that should be easy with the plain white sky. I would also prefer a looser composition as the subject feels tight in the frame IMO. Good pose, exposure. The blue eye looks nice.