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    A pair of Northern Carmine Bee-eaters mating before the river waters recede and expose the cliffs on which they'll nest, Senegal.
    Taken from a small boat on fast current, that branch couldn't be avoided.

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    Hi Ignacio, Beautiful birds and a nice BG but the OOF branch cutting the birds in half ruins the image for me drawing my eye away from the subject.
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    Ignacio, Ignacio, Ignacio, You did a great job with the birds--EXP, sharpness, head angles, all perfect. You had bad luck with the setting however. In addition to the large o-o-f branch, several others, especially those that come towards us are very distracting. A real bummer since the birds are so loverly and your techniques were spot on..... Thanks a ton for your membership support.
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    Agree with Artie (a high percentage choice ;)). Does anyone (especially Ignacio) think a tight vertical crop would yield something usable - taking advantage of the beautifully exposed/sharp birds, and excluding the branches?

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    That would help with the stuff on the right.... But.
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