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    Default Giant Kingfisher (Male)

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    I captured this on a recent trip to Kruger National Park.

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    Hi Hendri
    Very nice portrait with Great IQ & excellent lighting condition. TFS

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    A lovely shot. Great BG, nice exposure and tack sharp. No nits at all. Nice composition as well. Al in all a great shot,
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    Hendri, excellent portrait...light angle, bird angle, BG, IQ...everything looks very good. Also liking the slightly open bill.

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    Excellent!!! Fantastic techs!!

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    Wonderful image...pose, BG, techs are all right there.

    I might selectively sharpen the eye just a bit to add a bit more punch to it.

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    Excellent pose with a good attentive stare. This is tack sharp with good detail throughout, and just love the colours of the BG. Well captured mate.

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    awesome pose and details, well done!
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    Terrific portrait on all counts. No complaints here. Congrats!

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    Hendri:

    Great character here, lovely techs, nice BG, rich colors, works very well.

    My first thought was that it was just a bit too bright, but it rather adds to his impact.

    Well done.

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    Beautiful image Hendri! Love the color (both bird and BG), the perfect head angle, the excellent sharpness, and the open bill. Congrats!
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    A difficult composition handled perfectly. Ditto all of the plusses above plus, the bill detail is amazing. Was the bird wet?
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    Very, very nice with that gorgeous background, incredible detail and alert pose. Doesn't get any better!

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    Thanks for all the nice comments folks.

    Yes Arty the bird was wet. Caught a fish moments before this and handed it over to the female.

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    Super IQ and great BG...Lovely stuff Hendri!

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    Thank you Dumay.

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    Fabulous!

    Love the composition and details on this one.

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    Excellent image Hendri! I like the sharpness, IQ, pose and BG

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