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    Andy Nelson
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    James gave me a nudge so I joined and here's my first post. I've known James from online forums but haven't had the pleasure of meeting him in person yet. Hope to remedy that soon. This Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was captured using my Jeep as a rolling blind. I used my front seat grab rig which is a Canon 30D, 300/4 IS and 1.4 converter. 1/800 @ f/8, ISO 200, 90% of frame, natural light, handheld

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    Paul Burgess
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    Welcome! This is superb!! Very sharp, and the BG is sweet. Great colours too.
    Paul

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    Dave Phillips
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    glad James gave you the push Andy.....all of BPN is a superb learning tool
    The bg is really sweet and the darker hue behind the head works well

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    Very beautiful profile of this guy and perfectly exposed. Too bad he's got a bit of ruffled up feathers on its side or else it would have been a perfect specimen! I'd rather the amount of space above and below the bird were reversed (bird lower in frame). Great first post - can't wait to see more...

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    Svetoslav Spasov
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    Nice colors and pose, the sharpness is excellent, well done Andy.
    I’d love to see this species in the wild.

    Cheers

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    Welcome, Andy! Great first post. I like the details, light and exposure control. Maybe a bit less trunk and a bit more BG.

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    Wonderul image as noted above plus a perfect head angle. A crop from the left and from the bottom would tighten things up. Later and love, artie
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    Welcome to BPN, Andy! Very nice Sapsucker. Love the BG. Shame about the ruffled feathers and also agree for less trunk.

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    Welcome aboard and what a great first post! I can't really add to what has been said above, so keep on keepin' on.

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    Hey Andy was there this morning and there is a younger one working it now. (It is Posted)

    Beautiful shot BTW

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