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    This images was taken on the Chobe river Botswana.
    D3s 600 VR, Taken at 600mmm, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 400. I had to clone out of focus Skimmer in the BG.

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    Beautiful...very strong comp and what a background...wonderful. excellent separation.

    Only wish is some room above. If you dont have it in orig, extending the canvas should not be too difficult.

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    Great capture,Vivaldo ! Pleasing bg, great eye contact and posture of a very elegant flyer.
    Agree with some canvas extension (or less crop? ) at the top.Would have wished for separation of bill from wing. Still excellent!

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    Thanks Kaustubh and Arno :) I have added some canvas to the top.

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    Repost looks good Vivaldo, although I may have added a touch more. Great banking angle with the full wingspread, and those colours in the BG adds something extra. Well captured.

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    Background, light, detail, wing extension and head angle all exquisite. In a perfect world the bill would be clear of the wing, but a gorgeous image nonetheless.

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    Nice image. Great bg and techs look good. Re-post takes it up a notch. Well done.
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    The added canvas makes for a stronger comp - well done putting that in. I would also reduce the luminance of the bottom bright band is it tends to compete for my attention - excellent BG otherwise. Lastly, I find the bill a bit oversaturated.

    Neat banking pose, and I love the overlappipng feathers on the lower wing.

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    Daniel captured my thoughts on this image. Amazing how much this looks like the one in Florida.

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    Wow ! Great light , good sharpness . The wing pose , the BG ...sooper stuff !! Yeah . and the repost is better in terms of compo .

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    amazing freeze here. loved the angle. i might be wrong but would be a great idea to put the bird more right to where it is..

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    A bird I have always wanted to get a decent image of and consistently failed.

    Great image:)

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    killer stuff, loved the pose and a wonderful BG

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    Thanks very much for all great comments, will have a look at bill and other suggestions :)

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