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    Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS Tripod ISO 400 -0.67 1/1000 sec f7.1
    Another shot from the back garden all C&C welcome. I would like to have given a bit more space on the right but I was a little short on ingenuity!

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    Jonathan, I prefer the coloration here to your previous Coal Tit post ... might loose a bit from the left hand side!?

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    beautiful details with a great perch...agree with you for more space to the right!

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    great perch and shot

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    Jonathan, love the sharpness, color of berries and bird, background. Very well done, agree about room on right. This is a lovely image

    If the bird was only facing the other way... you said you wanted to practice...;)

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    Killer berries, bird and head angle perfect. The mid-tones could go a bit lighter. And you could use some more ingenuity as the bird is too centered :) Here's a tip. When you see an image like this on the LCD, simply point the camera to the right to create source material for a stitched pano. The bird does NOT need to be in the frame....
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    Well done Jonathan, still impressive as presented so no worries about that one! Other folks above have made some good suggestions. :)

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    superb capture of this bird. The berry perch is very cool :)
    Good suggestions by Artie :)

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    Interesting advice from Artie! The crop is a real problem. I love the species, I love the sharpness, I love the berries.

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    I agree that it would have been nice the bird was facing the other way or doing what Arthur suggested (great advice) but as is I like the natural setting and detail in the feathers.

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    Have you considered the square frame Jonathan?

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    Good suggestion by Artie. When can I come to your garden? :)
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    Thanks very much to everyone for the C&C, I will bare your suggestion in mind for the future Artie - thanks - I wish I had thought of that myself!!

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    YAW. It does take time to learn to think digitally in the field. I am getting better at it. Just this morning I created a two frames for a stitched pano of a sun bathing Turkey Vulture that I could not fit into the frame with my 800.
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