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    Martin Alvendia
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    Hi BPN! I'm Martin, a fairly new photographer from the Philippines. Been doing our craft for less than a year and I'd love to hear your two cents worth.

    The Olive-Backed Sunbird is one of the most common sunbird in our islands. I wish I had a much better perch since one of the petals is blocking parts of the bird. It just means I have to go back and take another picture. :)

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    Hi Martin. Welcome to BPN. Lovely sunbird - I recognise him from Australia. Lovely and sharp. I love the colourful perch but agree with your self-critique about the OOF petal in the foreground. A little more room around the bird would be nice and a slight turn of the head toward you would have helped. Looking forward to more of your photos.
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    Welcome to BPN Martin! Such a beautiful subject.. Very sharp and a good exposure. The flower perch is nice, but as you mentioned, it would be nicer if the bird were in the clear. Tony mentioned the head turn. Looking forward to more of your posts!

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    Welcome to BPN, Martin! Very nice first post. I like the light and details and agree that the flower in the foreground is distracting. Could you have moved to your right? The BG is a bit busy, too, but not too bad. Keep them coming!

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    Amazing colours in this, and nit covered already. Thanks for sharing Martin.

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    Welcome Martin--great to see you posting here. Most of the important stuff has been covered by my good friends above. Super job on the sharpness. Your angle to the bird is a bit steep and as a result of that, there are some o-o-f sky highlights that are distracting. Does this species come to food?
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    Thanks everyone for the kind words and great advice! I'll keep those in mind next time.

    Like most birds here in the Philippines, this sunbird is quite shy and skittish. As such, I have to resort to my "ninja stalking skills." Haha!

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    Martin,
    Welcome to BPN ! Good first post. I agree with the comments posted earlier. I noticed that you shot at 400mm at 1/40 sec. Sharpness is commendable.
    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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