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    I Created this image in our garden. The marks on the bottom of the beak is from the fruit he was eating.

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    Stunning species! Great light, BG, and perch, colors sharpness and comp are also great IMO.
    I only wish for a tad better HA.
    Congratulations!

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    What a beautiful species
    Lovely BG , light & perch , HA mentioned
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    pin sharp and well exposed sir! HA mentioned, but it's tack sharp.
    see you tomorrow...:)
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    Hi Hendri, we have these visitors in our garden too. Great subjects to capture. I like the inquisitive pose, and really like the colours in the BG. Enjoy Marievale, and sorry I cant make it.

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    Fine shot Hendri. HA mentioned, but love the bg. Have a good long "weekend"...

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    Great focus and BG. Eye detail is great but slightly less of a neck twist would be nice. Well done.
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    Cool bird and large but interesting perch. The bird needed to have its head on straight.....

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    Lovely image Hendri, nits pointed above, I loved the colours, Bg and the bird looks great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiran Poonacha View Post
    Lovely image Hendri, nits pointed above, I loved the colours, Bg and the bird looks great.
    Kiran-bhai,

    In my letter to the community (http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...tter+community) I wrote in part:

    My closing comments deal with the use of the words "nit," "nits," and "nit-picking" on BPN. I have felt from the beginning that the word "nit-picking" carried negative connotations with it but was never sure so I looked it up in a few on-line dictionaries. Here is a typical definition:

    nit·pick·ing (ntpkng) n. Minute, trivial, unnecessary, and unjustified criticism or faultfinding.

    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

    While at times some of our suggestions might pertain to minute details, in very, very few instances would they qualify as trivial, unnecessary, or unjustified. When folks state, "Nits already covered," they are implying that the suggestions that were made above were trivial, needless, and unwarranted. Nothing could be further from the truth; someone has simply taken the time to help the poster improve their images. To refer to those efforts as unnecessary or unjustified is insulting. And if folks refer to their own efforts as nit-picking ("This may be nit-picking but...") then they are insulting their own efforts.

    There are lots of options that do not carry any negative connotations. Among them are "suggestions," "suggestions for improvement," or "option" (an option might be to clone out the rock). "You might have considered doing this...." or I wish that ...." also work well. Instead of saying, "This might be nit-picking,' you might try "This is a minor point..."

    I am asking that each of you refrain from using "nit-picking" (or any of the related forms of the word) in your posts. :) :) :)

    Thanks!

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