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    D90 70-200VR+2X@400 1/4000 f/8.0 ISO800 -1EV handheld

    This morning I watched as five avocets foraged for food. This one found a pretty big invertebrate (I think), which it seemed to play with for quite a while. I had not seen an avocet come up with one that large before.The image is cropped, NR run on the water, and two tiny splashes of water cloned out.

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    Great job catching the action and exposure looks good!

    I'd like to see the bird a bit higher in the frame and a lower shooting angle.

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    Wendall, I think a pano crop from top might be nice here. Cool capture with the food morsel.

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    Good exposure and I love the open bill and food morsel. A pan crop as suggested by Robert would bring focus on the bird and it`s reflection as well as make the slightly higher angle less obvious.

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    Lovely action captured Wendell and good exposure in bright light conditions. Love the ripples spreading out from the action and the two around the lower bill.

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