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    This was a first sighting for me...having photographed the African Jacana before, getting close to these little blokes by boat in the Okavango Delta last week. The light also played along nicely. This is just about full frame.

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    Hi Morkel, Wonderful color and light with a beautiful subject I really like the detail and colors on the lily pad. I think you could crop a good bit from the left to the point were you eliminate the small patch of red and I would also tone down or clone out the OOF red and green to the left of the Jacana's head as it pulls thew viewers eye from the subject.
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    And you said mine POPPED :eek:

    Nice detail, crazy colours for the plumage (ties in nicely with the surroundings) very nice, great timing with the open bill.

    Personally would like a hint more at the foot of the image, just moving the whole crop down a fraction.

    Is it the MKII not the MKIII TC you are using?

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    thanks Don and Steve

    Don - I am not crazy about cloning out parts of an image I consider to be "natural history", and especially in this case since the bird's plumage really echoes its environment I've got many tighter portraits of this bird - but went for the wider "environment shot" here.

    Steve - I have some space at the bottom, might add some back when I do a rework
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    Great light, colours in this very ncie shot! Agree with the comments regarding the dark oof leaf and some more room at the bottom.

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    Morkel -
    Agree with the above comments - excellent photo

    If you're against removing the OOF leave, you might consider then just removing/modifying the dark/black OOF area which i presume is just a shadow and as such not really affecting "natural history". I think this would improve your image

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    Lovely image Morkel. Wonderfull light brings out the colours and detail beautifully. I like the environmental comp and low POV.
    Never seen one of these TFS.

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    Hi Morkel. Everything about the bird and the immediate foreground (sharpness, light, colors, pose, exposure) is outstanding, but here is another vote for the OOF leaf in the background being somewhat distracting from this otherwise excellent image.

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    Gorgeous image bud...I like everything about it....Top stuff!

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    Excellent image with awesome light and colors , Very well done
    TFS

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    Excellent IQ Mork, and shooting from a boat has brought out the angle very well. Light and colours exquisite. Well captured.

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    If the oof leaf is a distraction, I was not distracted too long. The very nice image of an unusual species for me soon snapped my attention back to the bird. Like you, I hesitate in cloning out small natural occurrences so as to remain true to surroundings of the subject. Thanks for sharing.

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    thanks very much for the kind and honest feedback! glad you liked it...
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