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    Octavio Campos Salles
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    A Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) perched on top of a tree in cerrado habitat, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.



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    Octavio:

    Lovely bird, well exposed, you did a good drop getting a clear shot in a fairly cluttered environment.

    Because the environment is a bit cluttered, and doesn't seem to add a lot to the bird, I might consider cropping in tighter to try to simplify the image a bit.

    As always, it depends on your intended message here, but this might be an option for you. The tighter crop plays up the red in the background to compliment the bird. You could also do some minor stick clean up if your ethics allow, particularly the right lower corner.

    Cheers

    Randy

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    LOVE it! I love this one as it has a great "painting-feel"
    My in-the-field comp would've been something more like this, but still, very nice. Congratulations.

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    Beautiful colors in this one. I too would opt for the tighter crop.

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    Wonderful colours and an interesting setting...another vote for the tighter crop!

    Cheers!
    Bruce

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    another vote for the tighter comp - makes a stunning bird stand out more!
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    Hola Octavio!
    Very nice macaw, thanks for sharing it. Ramon's repost works fine for me since it isolates the subject in the picture. I am not bothered by the near by vegetation. In fact that adds to the composition IMO.

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    Lovely image - I like the shared tones of bird and background.

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    Thanks for the comments guys. I do like Ramon's crop as well as increased contrast.

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    Lovely bird, great habitat. I like Randy's tighter crop.

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    Lovely habitat showing image. I like it a lot. I find the repost a way too saturated. Colors should be scarlet but not that much scarlet I guess :D
    I would crop just a tiny from the left an bottom which eliminates the centered feeling. Keep them coming.

    Szimi

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