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    I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 2500 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
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    Love that wing just touching the water. Perhaps a slight clockwise rotation and small boost in contrast but like it as is. TFS

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    Very nice wings down pose! I also think it needs a tiny CW rotation.

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    I do like that ripply water. Nice to see the wing skim the top of the water.

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    That's a belter! I think that is spot on and the first thing that caught meyattention was that optimal wing position.

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    Pose and water are nice, but the bird is looking 'crunchy' as we often say here, particularly on the neck and face. Assume that's a processing artifact that resulted from some combination of NR and sharpening.

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