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    Default Pied Kingfisher preening

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    Not sure that I've posted this before, processed some time ago.

    Something different. Taken from the now famous Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa.

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    The backlit tail is the bomb. The fact that the bird's head is sort of lost left me confused for a minute when I first viewed the image.

    I think that opening up some detail on the right side of the bird's head would improve that situation (as might some flash...)
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    agree with Artie...that backlit spread tail is quite stunning....you never get to see the fanned tail on a KF. loved the light and the mood because of that. Nice comp. as well.

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    Really like the light filtering through the tail feathers.

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    You've really got something there with the light on the tailfeathers, but indeed, as Artie said, the head is a bit hard to pick out.

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    this one doesn't work for me Morkel.
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    Nice to see a different take on these guys Morkel. Like the mood created here.

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    thanks for the honest feedback, gents!

    Artie I have lightened the dark side of the body and face in this repost, but I think I will have to rework from RAW to effectively extract more detail
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