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    7D, f/7.2, 1/1600, iso 500, 500 mm

    NR on background, removed some OOF sleeping canvasbacks in the background.

    Shot this morning around 11:00 am. Light was pretty good most of the day because of some high thin clouds. Suppose to wake up Thanksgiving morning with snow!

    Thanks for looking and all comments appreciated.

    Gary.

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    Sharpness looks good, and the crop emphasizes the length of the bird. I would have liked the upper wing to be in better position. I might selectively sharpen the head a little.
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    Great capture of this unusual flight pose (well, it's unusual for me, anyway...). Agree with Doug about the head needing a bit more sharpening. I don't mind the position of the upper wing -- it shows good top detail -- but the shot would have been more dramatic if that wing had been outstretched like the lower one.

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    Gary:

    Glad you got an image of this fellow, I hadn't seen any mute juvis there this year.

    Excellent exposure, nice banking pose, yes, upper wing could be up a bit more in perfect world.

    It could just be the natural coloration, but it looks like the head is casting a shadow back along the neck. If this is really a side effect of the light angle, could perhaps dodge the neck area a bit to even it out.

    Something interesting always seems to pop up after I leave. Did Mr. Merganser show up later?

    Cheers

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    Agree with Randy about the shadow. I love the banking pose as is.

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    Good banking pose Gary, and separated from the water abg nicely.

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    Thanks all appreciate it. Never know when I have sharpened enough.

    Randy...Yes he did show up and so did the Bald Eagle.

    Gary.

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    A touch more head sharpening would be good nice pose and capture Gary....

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