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    Another one from last week, taken in Marshfield MA.
    The morning was very hazy, and the colony offers plenty
    of opportunities for nice shots. I only wish the perches
    were bit lower to get better angle. CC appreciated.

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    Angel not too bad, Ilija, and I like the way you brought out the coloration in the plumage. WIsh the bill did not get lost in the face. Nice BG and good size perch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabs Forns View Post
    Angel not too bad, Ilija
    Well, it has wings all right:)
    Just kidding, the angle is OK here but it is quite a crop.
    If I got closer, and I could, birds don't mind, I would've got much steeper
    angle. Thanks Fabs:)

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    Good lookback pose Ilija, and I like the blue colour of the martin. Lovely two tone BG too.

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    This is a very good-looking specimen sharpness and exposure look very good. Seeing the beak better would have made it even stronger.

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    Ilija:

    Good comments above. Sumac makes for good perches for the smaller birds.
    Beak merge is really my only issue.

    Cheers

    Randy

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    Thank you for the comments, appreciated.
    I agree about the beak.

    Randy, sumac is excellent I agree, has the velvety
    texture, the only problem here in case of a dark bird,
    is that the sumac is too light and easily overexposed.
    The thickness is good too, for a small bird.

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    It is rare to see them perched anywhere! Well done as above but a standard head angle --in this case square to the back of the camera--(and a standard COMP) would have been the ticket.
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    Thank you sir, I will definitely return there to get more chances with these guys.
    What exactly do you mean by standard COMP other than the HA?

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    YAW. Bird on the left facing right with the head square to the back of the camera...... That would avoid the lost bill problema :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    YAW. Bird on the left facing right with the head square to the back of the camera...... That would avoid the lost bill problema :)
    Yup, sure. Will try...

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    Loved the colors, sharpness and the BG a lot. With all those details, I would not have guessed that this is a big crop. Top-of-the-line cameras are indeed offering a lot of cropability these days.

    I like look-back poses but I guess for this bird the look-back has to be quite extreme as the bill is so short. Inspite of that, I must say I really like the pose. Well done and thx for sharing.

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