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    Love the pose and light. Sharpness is good and the exposure is nicely controlled. The bird feels a little tight in the frame to me; I would add some canvas to the top, bottom, and right. There appears to be some cloning visible near the wing tip on the left side of the image.
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    +1 on Doug's comments. And there is a horizontal line below the wing. Lovely bird!

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    Love the action here, and the amazing array of color in the feathers. I'd like a bit more room above the bird.
    Neat!! :D

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    Lovely calling pose, Ricardo. Doug has highlighted the main issues. Plumage could stand a little more sharpening for web presentation.
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    Excellent! The pose and colours of this bird really take it to another level. I agree that the image would benefit from more room around the bird, and a bit more sharpening (for the web at least).

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    Doug nailed the critic. Please do not forget to disclose cloning if you have used in an image and feel free to coment on other members images :)

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    I do not usually use this tool in Photoshop but a spot on the sensor did not give me another chance. I did not notice the defect. Thanks for alerting me.

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    Agree on the clone mark...But overall a well presented image

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    A bird I still wish I could photograph one day! Love the pose. Good sharpness and colours. Also agree on the space issue. Well done!

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