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    D300 300 +1.7TC on tripod. Manual exposure mode, natural light. ISO 400 f4.8 1/1600 sec.

    Cropped.


    C&C appreciated and thank you for looking !

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    Nice image Desmond - I like the catch light in the eye and the colors are nice. I wonder if you considered blurring the bkgr??

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    I really like this one -- nice capture. I actually like the BG as it is. Very nice. The only thing I might nit is the white area on the neck -- you may be able to tone it down a bit (although my monitor tends to run a bit bright).

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    Nice pose with extended wings, iridescence and eye highlight. Looks like a significant crop. BG is nice but I would try and smooth out some of the sharper pale lines running through it (clone stamp in darken mode with a big, low opacity soft brush may be a good starting point)
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    Wonderful COMP and a great job by everyone above. The group is getting so good that I am often left speechless--and that is not a common occurrence.... Good catch on the blown whites on the neck by Mike. Does your master file show the clipping? (I am betting that the JPEG does...)
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    All nits noted. Love the pose of the bird and I like the BG as is.
    Well done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Does your master file show the clipping? (I am betting that the JPEG does...)
    The raw file show 250/251 as the highest RGB values at some spots. I did tone the white down to 246. I guess it would be better to have it tuned down even more then.


    Again, thanks for the comments and suggestions guys !!

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