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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    Singing anteating chat (myrmecocichla formicivora)
    Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana

    Canon 40D+EF500/4, ricebag
    1/500 sec @ f6.3, iso 200
    cropped to 4:3 from left, height is full frame
    cloned out small branch in BRC


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    Last edited by Vincent Grafhorst; 01-30-2008 at 11:33 PM.

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    Lovely picture of this bird vocalising. The feather texture and detail is lovely. I would like a little more room below the bird and maybe a little off the top and left to put the eye at a 1/3. I might be tempted to remove the branch on the left. That background is amazingly smooth
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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Great pose, light, details and smooth complementing BG. I agree with Tony regarding putting the bird higher in the frame but would leave the second branch. To be very picky, it looks as if there is a very slight S/H halo.

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    Axel I did not even use the S/H tool... I hardly do and regard this as very dangerous tool that can easily ruin an image. Maybe what you see has something to do with sharpening?

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    Blake Shadle
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    Very nice image, and agree that he should be a little higher in the frame. I like the second branch, it adds a lot of weight to the left side of the frame, and really make the right side feel open.

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    Very nice lighting and pose. Personally I would crop this to vertical and then add some room on the bottom. I think you could clone in the branches to extend them through the added canvas (if this is within your ethical comfort zone).

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    Robert O'Toole
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    Very nice vincent.

    Instead of the previous comments I would rather see a crop to take the bird to the left more, up a little would not hurt either. The empty space to the left doesnt do much for the image.

    Robert

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