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    Considering I seldom see them in the day and never out in the open I took what was presented. I also was unable to position by boat any further right so a side lit image is all that was available.

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    Mike:

    I like the windblown ear tufts, the talons and slightly sleepy look. You have to work with the light you have. I might crop in a bit from the right, perhaps to the end of the grass on the limb, to get it out of dead center a bit.

    Thanks for sharing. I would have been thrilled to see her out during the day too!

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    I agree with Randy, subject should be off-center.

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    If looks could kill... she's staring right at you Mike. Yep moving her to the right will work. Well captured.

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    Great find and picture. Another vote for moving of center, I will also de-sat cyan/blues on background.
    Hope you don't mind I took the liberty to tweak your picture.

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    Raul, I appreciate your efforts and your repost is a improvement. I agree with the others that the bird needed to be moved off center but putting him to the left of the frame accomplishes one of my objectives. I thought by including the sweeping arch instead of cutting off the branch it adds a degree of depth.

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    Mike:

    I think Raul's repost is a better choice than my initial suggestion. Thats one of the reasons this is such a good group, lots of synergy!

    Randy

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    Although the comp in the repost does indeed work well, I didn't mind the original either. With the subject's pose and stare being straight on, and especially with a vertical framing, a centered comp normally works well as is the case here. Looks like a bit of tweaking in the eyes would do some good (especially the bird's left eye - our right).

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