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    Default Great Crested Grebe

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    Canon 50D Canon 500 EF ISO 400 1/1250 sec f7.1

    Taking into account previous feedback here is my latest attempt.
    All comments welcome

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    Jon,

    Like the pose, the sharpness with the little wing blur visible on the wing-tips. I think your exposure is spot on here. Well done, mate.

    Lorant

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    Lovely exposure and sharp detail...A little noise in the BG but nothing major. The colours are great...Nicely done Jonathan

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    Jonathan, you have upped the sharpness in this -well done. I agree with Dumay that some NR will work on the BG.

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    Hi Jon
    Excellent exposure, timing , detail .I like the wing position and the eye contact.TFS

    Asad

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    This is outstanding, great pose. EXP and detail. If it were mine, I'd go back a tiny bit on the sharpening. TFS.

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    Cool pose, good eye contact and setting. I agree with a tad less sharpening, NR on the BG and the whites look a bit blueish-gray on my monitor. Maybe raising the color temperature might help with this.

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    Thanks again for the feedback, maybe I will get one right one day!:) I think I should have been a little more selective on the sharpening, I gave the bird the BPN standard 3 rounds of sharpening as it were and then I sharpened the head a little more. Maybe the chest and neck only required two rounds of sharpening as the plumage was wet. Regards the slight blue/grey tinge I suspect I overcooked the Highlight/Shadows, I will try yet again - maybe curves would be better or linear burn would prove a better option.

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