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    Hi Everyone,
    Here is another dancing sanderling to make you smile - I hope :)
    Mk 3 300 f2.8
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    f/6.3 1/1250
    Exp comp @ +2/3
    ...and yes, I know he's dancing out of the frame, but hey, this is OOTB :D
    Look forward to your C & C's.
    Best to all,
    Nicki

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    Very nice image. How did you get this white bg?

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    Nicki, The unconventional crop is super!!! That is what I like best about your images. The pose for this Sanderling is adorable. Very nice HK image. :)

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    Titus and Denise, thanks so much for your very kind comments.
    Titus, to get the white BG this is what I did:
    I took the picture in colour, converted to B/W and then pulled the blue and cyan sliders to the right. This rendered the BG almost all white - the predominant BG was blue in the original (it was the sea). Any colour that was left I painted out. Hope this helps :)

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    Love this! Simple, interesting, humorous.

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    Definitely makes me smile, Nicki. I really like the HK effect and the simplicity of the lines. Nice work.

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    Nicki, I love this! Let him dance out of the box, no problem!! If he had hands, I think he would be waving his hat over his head like Jimmy Durante and saying "Ha-cha-cha-chaaaaaaa!". :) Oops, I think I just dated myself again... ;)
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    Anita, Cindy and Kerry, your kind words are much appreciated :)
    I'm glad that the little bird is raising some smiles :D
    Best,
    Ncki

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    Another great sanderling, Nicki! :) Thanks for the tip on how you created the white BG. Love the pose and composition. Could perhaps use a very tiny bit of CW rotation because it looks to me like he's walking uphill ever so slightly. Very well done!
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    Nicki,

    Greetings... Made me smile! I particularly like the minimalist ground, eye contact and, well, the title :D.

    Cheers,

    -Michael-

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    Christopher and Michael, thanks so much for your very kind words. Christopher, I might point out that he is DANCING uphill...:D:D...but point taken :)

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    Whoops! I forgot. :D:)
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    Nice image and application, Nicki.

    Like the HK effect.

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    Thank you Mark, much appreciated :)

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    Nicki, Congratulations! Your image has won our weekly theme.

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    Thanks so much Denise - I am so thrilled! :)

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    CONGRATULATIONS. Well deserved!! Love this image.

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    Anita, thank you - very much appreciated :)

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