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    I didn't have to leave the house for this one...Captured from my balcony....Something different...The BG is the sea....HH...About 30% cropped from the original.....ACR and PS2021..

    Will

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    So you can even make a Feral Pigeon in flight look amazing Will, lol....

    Beautiful angle capturing the iridescence well. Great head angle and details and digging the curled wing tips.

    I also like your choice of composition. Well done on such a common subject!

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    Mighty fine lookin pigeon! lovely HA, wings, flight position and interesting BG, all makes this worthy of a pigeon Hall of Fame

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    That's a belter WIll, I like everything about it, well done.

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    Hi Will ... very nice work just from your " doorstep " .
    All does work well for me .
    No nits from my side , what a surprise ... LOL !

    TFS Andreas

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    Nice and different for sure Will ,agree with everything Brian said. Water as the background definitely different. Great detail and processing crop and all . TFS

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    Thanks for that guys.....much appreciated.

    Will

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann View Post
    Hi Will ... very nice work just from your " doorstep " .
    All does work well for me .
    No nits from my side , what a surprise ... LOL !

    TFS Andreas
    I actually thought to myself....Andreas will have something to say....I thought about your tips Andreas when processing

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    Quote Originally Posted by William Dickson View Post
    I actually thought to myself....Andreas will have something to say....I thought about your tips Andreas when processing
    Good to hear that you keeping me in mind ... when posting/processing , being good or bad does not matter

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    Agree with the +ve comments Will. Love that pose! Cheers.

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    Good see that you made a beautiful image of common species.

    Well done.

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    Well, this is the best flight shot of a pigeon I have ever seen. Well done.

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    Nice one will, it works!

    TFS
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