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    Taken last Sunday at Plum Island. The light was very low and I was
    testing my new TC20E III so I had to underexpose to get decent sharpness.
    Adjuster Temp. and Brightness in ACR.
    I believe this is the same individual as in Mike's post below.
    At some point this adult performing territorial display and was vocalizing
    (will post that image later) so I believe this is a male.
    Removed only a small dark patch on the lower right corner.

    CC appreciated.

    Nikon D700 300mm+TC20 f/8 1/160 Manual @ 0 ISO800

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    Nicely done, Ilija!
    Great clean setting and BG, soft light, pose, and comp!

    Only think I might consider tweaking is toning down the very brightest whites just a tiny bit on the neck and top of the breast but that's really just a matter of taste.

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    Sharp and sweet with a nice COMP. It might could use a bit of CW rotation. (Just look at the bottom of the foot...)
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    Nice sharp details Ilija. I like the tone on tone colors and the composition and exposure look great. I can never get these images straight so I won't comment on the rotation.:)

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    Stunning shot. TFS. :)

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    Sweet, Ilija, very neat presentation. Agree on the rotation, judging by the focus line on the sand. Great diffused light and detail. TFS.

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    Simple and beautiful Ilija and great looking bird !!!

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    Nice low angle, sharp and lovely pose. Maybe a tad darker.

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    Very sweet and I like the colour highlights of the legs and bill and eye ring. Removing the OOF dark lines in front of the bird is an option to consider.
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    Clean and simple, excellent. Would agree with Tony about some gardening of the OOF objects.

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    Good dof, colors and focus, but i think the subject is very centered.
    Last edited by Bruno Calha; 06-30-2010 at 08:28 AM.

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    Thank you everyone for the comments. I appreciate them as always.
    Here's a bit of CW rotated version, hope this is better.

    I didn't want to remove the bit in front of the bird since I think it balances
    the comp and it does not take attention too much. It is always a fine balance
    of how much a cleanup is needed in an image.

    Considering the brightness, I wanted to keep the eye as bright as possible
    but avoid the unnatural look of bright eye on a dark bird. I agree though
    that less bright bird would bring more details in the whites (that are there since
    the image was originally under-exposed).

    Thanks again.

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    Levels looks fine on repost. Lovely low angle image Ilija.

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