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    About 45 seconds of good light this AM , then the cloud bank came in and killed it. Light is a bit flat , but liked this anyway.

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    Hi Joe, Nice colors on the beak and eye ring and good timing to get him with his beak open. I would probably crop this a little tighter taking some space off the bottom.
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    I like the pose and nice low shooting angle.
    I like a bit off the bottom as well and wonder if that means some has to be added to top.

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    I took it this way as I like the head and eye in the upper right 1/3. Just my taste.:)
    Thanks for the comments.

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    Joe, I like the open mouth and pose. Agree w/ you regarding the flat light but I do like it anyway. Nice clean comp.

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    I really like the minimalist feel to this image and even from the thumbnail I noticed the unusual composition but decided that it works for me. Would be very happy to have it in my portforlio.

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    Like the sharpness and the soft light. I'd have gone for a big crop from the bottom with correspondingly more on the top. What bugs me (and nobody else apparently :)) is the position of the bill against the pattern on the wing and the upper back, especially the upper mandible tangent to the bird's back; that really confuses my brain.
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    Joe,

    Very nice composition on this one. Like the color and detail. Nice open beak and head turn.
    Thanks for sharing...
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