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    The below was taken on Saturday from my van using a bean bag on the window ledge, I love these birds but hate that they are on the ground 99% of the time, this one was waiting in line to visit the feeder so he took a rest on a perch that Noelle and I had put up near the feeder to get some more natural looking images. :D The drift wood was brought from Jerseeyyy to Michigan installed on a pressure treated 4x4 and it sits in the middle of my flower garden LOL who cares what it looks like, it makes a wonderful perch and it serves its purpose.

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    500mm plus 1.4x on the Mark IV
    Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
    F-Number: f/8.0
    Exposure Program: Manual
    ISO Speed Rating: 800

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    Hi Chad. I love juncoes. Good exposure and detail on the head. These birds are tough to get because of the contrast range. I think the HA is engaging and like the catchlight as well.
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    Inquisitive pose Chad, and you have exposed the little guy very well. I like the overall detail.

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    Chad:

    More even exposure on the bird this time, nicely done.
    The part of the perch he is sitting on is very good, interesting texture, plus the snow.

    In a perfect world, I would prefer not to have the rear portion of the perch by his head, it just competes too much with him.

    Like the inquisitive pose.

    Cheers

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    Sharp and well captured and exposed
    Chris Kotze

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    The darks on the bird are full of detail and look great. I feel the darks portions of the BG are a little distracting.
    Beautiful little bird and cute pose.

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