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    Raul Quinones
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    Old one (Apr 29, 2008) from Green Cay Wetlands.
    Some work done on the background to eliminate a large highlight area.

    1/125, f/6.3, 700mm, ISO 640

    C/C are appreciated, Raul

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    Hi Raul: What a gorgeous Redstart. You did a great job with exposure. The BG, light and details are awesome. I would give it a bit more room on the top and clean up the eye a bit.
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    Hey Raul,

    This is very nice. Excellent head angle and very sharp. Besides what Marina said, I would remove the white dot on top of the beak.

    Nice to see you around!

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    I think its a very good shot. I've never seen a redstart sit for more that 2 seconds, and ususally
    a lot less. So almost anyshot in focus is a good shot. :D I would add to the top alittle.

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    Raul:

    A very colorful bird. Nice job on toning down the background.

    I think your exposure was pretty darn close. Pretty good detail in the blacks. The orange is just a bit hot with some blown pixels esp. in the area closest to the eye. However, I have struggled to control the oranges on the baltimore orioles in my back yard, and I know how hard it is!

    Just a slight reduction in contrast moved them back into the safe range.

    Although the image isn't super sharp, I think it was oversharpened a bit. The feathers on the breast are starting to look a little overdone, with jagged lines starting to creep in.

    My guess was that the original just wasn't quite as sharp to start with as you would like. It seems like the tip of the bill may be the sharpest spot on the bird.

    Thanks so much for posting. I hope to have a chance it one of these someday.

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    What a good-looking bird Raul! In addition to the above suggestions, I would add some canvas on the left and tone down the perch just a little. You don't often have time to change camera settings on birds that don't sit still, but I would have opened up, used ISO 800, and gone for a faster shutter speed.
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    Thanks all for comments... I do like this image and will try to incorporate recommendations later today. I will start from the original and take my time.

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    Nice shot. I agree for the most part with the others. However, I would crop off about 1 inch on the left and about 1/2 inch on the right. It will increase the subject size and better balance the image. Now the image is too centered in my view.

    Just a suggestion. Doesn't agree with all the above, but that is why we are here, to give you alternative to make a better image. Go for them and see what you like best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Fuge View Post
    Nice shot. I agree for the most part with the others. However, I would crop off about 1 inch on the left and about 1/2 inch on the right. It will increase the subject size and better balance the image. Now the image is too centered in my view.
    The image is not centered. On the screen, there is less than an inch from the tail tip to the frame edge, and about 2 inches from the bill tip to the frame edge. The image could use some more room above, a bit off the bottom, and as mentioned, some Eye Doctor work.

    Nice perch, pose, and head angle.
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