Lovely lighting here, with nice exposure, perfectly placed drop, foot up pose, nice water color.
I might consider toning down the specular reflections on the mode ridge under the water drop, to try and downplay it a bit.
Shooting angle worked well.
Great frontal light, pose and eater texture, Bill. I can see this a little tighter with a bit off the top and left. The little sphere of water is a real bonus.
Water drop (which I would consider selectively sharpening), raised foot, and ruffled primaries all worked to your advantage. I agree with Tony's crop suggestion. Very effective image, I like it alot!
Love the raised foot and the water drop but not the dark band cutting through the birdie which, BTW, is a molting juvenile. Low angle a pleasure but even lower would have been much better (as the dark band would have been moved lower in the frame).
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