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    Mark Medcalf
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    Took this from the car window in the mid-day sun, hence the harsh light.

    Canon 40D
    Canon 400mm 5.6f USM
    Shutter 1/640
    Exposure 7.1
    ISO 320
    Last edited by Mark Medcalf; 08-30-2009 at 03:09 PM.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I like the angle, head angle and eye contact in this one. I would tone down the whites and yellows and sharpen the bird more. The bright spots in the BG are a bit distracting but I guess there was not much you could have done about it. Keep them coming!

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    Hi Mark, This is a lovely bird with a good head angle. After that it is severely downhill. Over-exposed. Mega-contrasty. Oversaturated yellows. Uneven BKGR with bright splotches. And the extra piece of the perch is very distracting. You need to get out early with your lens, learn about light angle and the qualities of light, and make some great images.

    Ooops. I forgot to mention that the bird is not at all sharp.
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