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    That's how I felt to get this male Indigo Bunting. Only a handful of sightings each year in the Colorado Front Range region.

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    f8

    LR and PS. Healed a burned part on one leaf and evicted a bright leaf coming in from the right.

    Taken in June. Audio for Lazuli Bunting played.
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    vibrant colors and a nice pose, well executed frame. The lone OOF leaf in the lower left FG is drawing my eye a bit, I'd look into ditching it if possible

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    Ditto was Arash said about the leaf in th elLC, especially the brightest part of it. Love the position of the bird's feet on the perch, and the perfect look-back head angle. I've only seen a few of these in life but perhaps the BLUEs are a bit too fluorescent ...

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    Brian:

    Beautiful bird. We do see them occ. here in Michigan, and they are pretty vibrantly blue, esp. in good light.

    I think you could just lower the luminosity of that offending leaf so it blends in better with the darker leaves behind it, to reduce its impact.

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    Thanks for the feedback on the oof leaf guys.

    Artie, I spent a lot of time processing this one (too much probably). The colors were enhanced some as is customary on my end but I looked at many images online of this species as well and agree with Randy that in rich light they can have a very bold/vibrant color, esp on the body. The head often appears a touch darker. I tried to process as close to field memory as possible, but always can do better.
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    Beautiful frame Brian! I have seen these many times and think the colors look good IMO. I agree about the leaf, but that pulled my eye after the subject grabbed my eye first, so I think it is minor, but would improv e the image a bit. This subject really pops against that green BG too. Nicely done Brian!

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    Love the pose and color palette. Agree that the LLC leaves are a bit of a distraction, but a minor one in an otherwise sweet shot.
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    I would take this anyday. That blue and green go great together. Killer background per ususal.

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    Fit for a calendar, great colors and image quality

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    Hi Brian ... a Sump cracker shot !!!
    Very well captured amigo and I do like it overall , I am fully ok with the perch and the pose of the lovely bird is great .
    I might change some little things ... will let you know .

    Well done all around

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