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    American Avocet at Higley Ponds -- Gilbert , Arizona

    1/3200 at F6.3 and ISO 400 EC -2/3
    Bigma at 500mm
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    Very cool image. The calling bird really makes a difference. Bg is sweet. I find it a bit soft on my screen. Would apply a bit more sharpness.

    Szimi

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    Great light and calling pose. I agree regarding sharpening, wish for a better wing position (higher up or down) and would remove the dark spot behind the bird.

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    Scott I have absolutely nothing on this species so I would be pleased to have this image in my collection. That being said I'll echo the comment about sharpness and the dark spot (dust spot?) behind the bird.

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    Nice soft light and the calling pose is great. The head position couldn't be better. Good exposure control and framing. Dust bunny and a little extra sharpening mentioned. Nice capture!

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    Clean your sensor Scott. This is killer. Deep blue sky, open beak, good eye contact and head turn, wings up and the shadow I like. Keep posting.

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    Good capture here. You did well.

    I don't personally think it would take much final sharpening to dial this one in.

    In addition to what the other have said I also think you could clip 10 -15 points on the light side of Adjustment Layer Levels.

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    I like the colours on him, and the whites look well exposed. Great timing to capture the open beak, and I would maybe move him up in the frame a bit. Still, well captured.

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