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    At the everglades. D2X w600/4. f4@1/500 sec, iso 200.
    Thanks for looking, Rick


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    Rick:

    An attractive bird, nice look back head position, sharp. Good use of aperture to try and blur the tree trunk.

    From a composition standpoint, I would like a little more room on the left for him to look into, and less on the right, as I don't think that area adds much. I might also try to separate the bird from the trunk a bit more by playing with the relative brightness and perhaps work on a bit more blur on the trunk.

    I do think that if the bird was a bit lighter, it would stand out more from the trunk.

    Thanks for sharing this fellow.

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    Randy has some good suggestions and I think fixes that can be done. I like this little guy and the way the trunk is the full background. Makes it a little different. Was this in the Long Pine area?

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    Rick:

    I did a few minor tweaks of the bird and background.

    Lightened the bird and his eye, reduced contrast of background, cropped from right. Still needs more room to the left.

    Just an option for you to consider. I do think it helps the bird standout more.

    Randy

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    Randy's repost is great to me eye. I think cloning in on left to get back to a 3x2 format wouldn't be so hard either. That kinda cloning is acceptable to me but its up to you.

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    I like Randy's modifications, but I find the perch a lot and the tree trunk behind it....very special for my eyes. Thanks for posting.

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    Lovely pose, and Randy's comp works well.

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    Interesting setting and good eye contact. I would put the bird further to the right in the frame and adjust the midtones. You could also try to lighten the eye a bit.

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    It could be a perfect opportunity to go abstract for the sake of interest by using dry brush for example. I tried it, it looks great.
    I agree with the comp suggestions.

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    Nice image, good suggestions above, and a nice repost by Randy. A nice (created) catchlight would help. Best advice in the field: fill flash.
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    I have to agree that I love the unique background...all tree trunk. Nice work Rick. I did want to add that I think this is a standard Great-crested Flycatcher. There are Brown-crested in the park, but there seems to be too much yellow (too high) on this bird. The clincher is the 'Whip' call of this species. Maybe that is what you heard. Thanks for sharing!

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