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    Default Singing Rose-Throated Becard

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    From the Pacific rainforest in Costa Rica. This is an unusual species in that the female is more attractive than the male IMO. It's tough to get a clean BG in Costa Rica, so I was pleased with this frame.

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    Very cool!! I'd be very pleased with this one too!! Awesome singing pose with the perfect head turn. The leaves nicely balance the comp. I do wish the dark area in ULC wasn't so dark though.

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    Love everything about this image. Beautiful pose and composition as well as a killer BG.

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    Cool bird, great pose, composition and exposure control.

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    Hey Doug, I've seen this image somewhere before;). Really nice HA, sharpness and BG! I like the comp with the leaves also. You can sometimes see this species in South Eastern Arizona, and Southern Texas.

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    Pretty much spot on..nice bird, nice pose, nice composition and good tecs. Congrats.

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    Very nice shot love the pose and the comp. The leaves adds alot.
    I photographed in Brazil for some years ago so I know it can be very hard to get a clean BG in the rainforest, but this on is good.
    Congrats.

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    Pretty bird, new to me. I love the comp and bg, which I'm sure was difficult to achieve in a rainforest. Exposure, head angle look perfect. Multiple catchlight throws me off a bit, but I suspect the filtered sun through the forest is as much to blame as the fill flash. Very handsome image.

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    Doug, the background is great here....just perfect. Loved the pose, head angle, DOF and sharpness....among other things. Loved the leaves as well.

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    Doug Bhai, this image made me smile.. loved the HA, nice singing pose, the leaf really add very well here.. and the bird is really cute..

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    Well done for getting her in the open Doug. Lovely singing/calling pose, and I like the feather detail captured. Good use of fill flash too.

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    A pleasing image indeed! Excellent flash work! I find the leaves to be a bit big and overpowring in here but still an impressive image.

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    Simple, sweet and technically just as it should be.

    More than the upper left corner being a deterrence, I'd be more tempted to hide the dark area around the tip of the top leaf perhaps.

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    Hello Doug!
    How could you get such a clean BG? I feel envious! this is a great image and I agree with you that the female, in this case is prettier than the male.

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    Excellent shot! The background and setting are awesome, as is the bird and pose. IMO, the composition is a bit too centred on the leaves, so I would move it a bit more towards the RHS. Otherwise a fine shot.

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    I had originally cropped tighter, leaving only one leaf visible. Maybe I'll post that version a little later.
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