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    Canon 40D
    100-400mm @ 400mm
    1/1000 sec, f/7.1
    Mode: Av
    Metering: Evaluative
    Exp comp: -1/3
    ISO: 500
    AF mode: AI Servo AF
    Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
    White balance: Auto
    Flash: Off
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    Kobus:

    Lovely soft light, attractive bird, sharp. The near wing displays beautifully, wish the back wing showed a bit more fully.

    The colors in the background are complimentary, I wish he wasn't flying right along the horizon line. If possible, a slightly lower shooting angle would have place him against the sky.

    Thanks for sharing him.

    Randy

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    I agree with Randy about the horizon line, but Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate and hard to predict exactly where the birds will fly. Super light, and the near wing is very nice. Good overall comp, could use a bit more above but nothing major. Looks like the head may be angled slightly away?

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    Sweet light Kobus, and love the upturned wing. Nice and sharp against a great BG. Well captured.

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    The light, soft and buttery! As for the horizon, well, you took what you got. Other than that, a nice image. Perhaps a bit brighter maybe.

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