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    Tony Kirkby
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    A pair of very wary New holland Honeyeaters just before coming to drink at a pool along an almost dry creek. The pools also attracts Collared Sparrowhawks.

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    Images featuring two birds on the same perch is always a great bonus. A better head turn by the left bird would put this over the top! Although this photo looks sharp enough I would consider bumping up the ISO next time in similar situations to give yourdelf a better chance for keepers - impressive for 1/40s.

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    Great to have two in the frame. I agree on the eye contact. It could go a bit sharper and a slightly lower angle would have been nice. Here is a quick attempt after some sharpening, I also removed some streaks between the birds.

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    Great depth of field for f/4.5, is this a big crop?
    Great to see two in the frame, specially interacting! Axel's repost makes it shine :)

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    Very interesting image--great looking birds. I like the improvement Axel has made to it.

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    Thanks for the comments.
    Axel-thanks for sharpening, they always look sharper (and noisier) to me before posting, maybe I should over sharpen?
    Fabs-thanks for the comments and yes it's f4.5 and not cropped at all.

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    beautiful pair......are they actually a m/f pair?
    I think Axel's sharpening and little pp really sets them off nicely

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    This pair of New holland H'eaters are very nicely portrayed here Tony. I like the interaction between the two birds. The extra USM has added greater impact.

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    I really like the pose and colors on this one. Axel's post is terrific!

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    Hi Dave

    There's no difference in male and female plumage. When not breeding they do move around in small groups so they may or may not be a true pair.
    Either way they would look the same!

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    Very nice image of these beauties, just a little more USM as Axel's repost shoes can go a long way
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Kirkby View Post
    Thanks for the comments.
    Axel-thanks for sharpening, they always look sharper (and noisier) to me before posting, maybe I should over sharpen?
    Fabs-thanks for the comments and yes it's f4.5 and not cropped at all.
    I don't think you should oversharpen. Did you sharpen before resizing?

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    Axel-yes I sharpen before resizing

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Kirkby View Post
    Axel-yes I sharpen before resizing
    That's what I figured. Sharpening should be the last step after resizing the image.

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    Axel-here's another one. Sharpened after resizing as you suggested. Is this nearer the mark?

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    Beautiful Shot!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Kirkby View Post
    Axel-here's another one. Sharpened after resizing as you suggested. Is this nearer the mark?
    Yes, the sharpness in this one looks much better.

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    I think Axel's repost improved the original a lot. Although you caught two of them I would have been tempted to loose the one on the left. Great colours and bg here.

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