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    Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4L tripod, ISO 200 +0.33, 1/1000 sec f5.6

    I could almost hear Artie's voice ringing in my ears when I took this image - "keep the sun at your back check the histogram, keep low as possible".
    I took probably 200 images of this little knot mostly very similar, with the sun absolutely at right angle to the subject but he looks rather static. Relatively little processing - minor tweek in Adobe RAW, S/H in Photoshop Selective colour to make it pop a little. I did some brushing and cloning in the background.

    All C & C welcome.

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    Fabulous detail on the bird Johnathan, and super low SA, a little head turn toward you would have been great but they just refuse to do it don't they. Like the unusual BG color

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    Look sharp, well expose with good details and love the low angle as well. The bottom feel a bit tight for me so maybe a little more room at the bottom and less at the top. Not sure about the two small OOF white circle near the ground.

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    Excellent feather detail Jonathan, sharp, and you sure nailed the light. Comp wise, I would take half off the top, and at the bottom, add double the space you have there already.

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    Hi Jonathan,

    I agree with all of Stuart's comments, and feel it's an excellent image.

    Richard

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    Excellent image Jonathan, also agree with Stuart's comments and suggestions.

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    Great detail in this image. I like the light and smooth BG. I agree with Stuart's suggestions.

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    Thanks for the feed back, I did in fact extend the bottom bit but the larger OOF area doesn't look too good, I suppose I could extend the frosty in focus part.

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