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    Montezuma National Wildlife refuge Tyre, New York at 6:46AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

    Hand held, Small crop.

    Canon 5D MarkIV
    Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
    Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
    ISO 800 f5.6
    1/1600sec

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    John, sweet light indeed. Reflection is mega man, love it!

    Tones are solid. I might like to see a version with the subject just a little more left in frame. Also would consider going ahead to stamp out the faint specs along the left third in front of the chest and going along the water line across. Very minor but I can see them at least. One spot just off the rump as well.

    Really cool frame my friend.

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    Super shot John great tones and beautiful light. The specs are everywhere but I would expect them - mozzies I guess!

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    Sharp as a pin, nice colors, reflection added bonus well done

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    Really nice light and reflection! Not much to suggest except getting rid of the dust bunnies. I see a few in front of the chest

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    Lovely reflection and detail, John. I like Brian's suggestion about moving the bird left a bit, and I think you could knock the highlights on the face down a bit as well. In that same vein, I
    think you could bump the darks a bit to increase the contrast and make the image pop a bit more. The crown looks a bit washed out as it.

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