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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Photographed yesterday afternoon, there were thin clouds and the light was great. The bright line on the upper mandible is not a sharpening halo, it looks like that in the original RAW file.



    1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/200s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400

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    Great light, excellent detail, and wonderful setting/background!
    Nicely captured!

    Would like a bit more room on the right and maybe a tad more on the bottom.
    Also wouldn't mind a bit more of a head turn toward the viewer.

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    Great work Axel - colours of the perch and background compliment the bird nicely. Agree with Mike's suggestion on comp.

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    Stunning light, very well exposed, and this is pin, pin sharp. Leave the comp as is. Great image Axel.

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    Very nice, Axel. Looks like enough room to me, and the colors of the bird, BG and rock all go together so well. Super!
    Dick

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    I like the comp as is. The look and the soft light make this one very appealing to me.

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    I always thought those birds are magnificent and you captured this one just right :)

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    This is beautiful, Axel. Purples were a target species of mine this winter, now they are a target species of mine for next winter. :) (But I can't complain about this winter.) Barnegat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grace Scalzo View Post
    This is beautiful, Axel. Purples were a target species of mine this winter, now they are a target species of mine for next winter. :) (But I can't complain about this winter.) Barnegat?
    I am glad you liked it. It's not too late, I photographed this bird at Barnegat Light on Friday. There are still lots of harlequins and purple sandpipers around, especially near the end of the jetty.

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    Fabulous capture, Axel. Great pose, eye contact and composition.

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