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    Hugh J McLaughlin
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    Just 7 days of flying and looking quite confident. Juvies are identified by reddish coloring on the chest, head and by a stubby tail.

    For those not familiar with this species, it is highly unusual to get this close to a nesting pair of STKs, so images of fledglings are not very abundant.

    Nikon D3, 500mm lens, 1.4X TC 1/4000@f8, ISO 2000. Manual meter +2/3 off of the sky.

    Looks as if I forgot to dial back the ISO after the sun came up!

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Sharpness looks good, maybe he was a bit nervous considering the cramped claws. :) I would tone down the overexposed highlights and wish the angle were less steep.

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    I agree with Axel about trying to recover the hot whites, I also wish the other wing to be visible.
    Congratulations.

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    Same coments from me. I also whish we could see a portion of the back wing.

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    nice one Hugh, it must be awesome to have a chance with these beauties.

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    Its always great to see the youngsters. I agree with a small area of blown whites. Easily recovered in ACR.

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