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    Blake Shadle
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    This is my first image post in the Avian galleries! I can't believe I found the time :D I made this image a couple months back out at North Beach, Ft. Desoto.

    Comments welcomed and appreciated!

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    Lens: Sigma 500 f/4.5 + Kenko 1.4X TC
    Manual Exposure, 1/1250 @ f/6.3
    ISO 400, Handheld, Manual focus

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I can imagine that you are not exactly bored these days. :) I like the light and complementary BG. The plumage looks a bit oversharpened on my monitor.

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Hi Blake glad you found a moment to post but I am surprised !!!! Beautiful portrait with wonderful lighting and a killer BG. No nits for me.

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    Jody Melanson
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    I like the nice colour in the BG, perfect exposure, I do see a little sharpening halo around his beak and I myself, would clone out one of the catchlights. But not too shabby for an Overlord. ;)

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    Slackard! Get back to work. And don't forget the BAA Store while you are at it! Lovely photo of a bird with an ugleeeee bill and a messed up face. Love the background and the compositon.

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    DanWalters
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    Really like the colors and the clean background.

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    Linda Robbins
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    O.K. Blake, your two-minute break is over....back to work! All your work has certainly paid off....the site is beautiful!

    Very nice portrait with a lovely background. If your ethics allow, you could clean up the bill a bit and could use the patch tool to fill in the semi-bald patches above the bill and near the eye to make him more handsome.

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    Fantastic portrait. It might be a touch unsharpened?

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