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    This is from earlier in the year taken at Shoreline park, Mountainview. This was one of those rare opportunity, I got both of them raising their head in unison! The settings were

    7D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm on Gitzo/Mongoose
    1/2000 sec, f/8, Av, Evaluative Metering, Exp comp: -1/3, ISO: 800

    For processing, cleaned up some water bubble on bg, adjusted for saturation, selective colors... your c&c will be appreciated...

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    Indranil, I like the symmetrical head positions and the colors.

    The subjects, esp. the drake, seem soft. Is it critical-focus issue? The tail side of the hen seems sharper. Composition-wise, I'd have more room on top and crop from bottom. Whites seem very bright.

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    Great opportunity Indranil!! I too love the symmetrical poses, but I also agree with KD's critique and observations.

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    KD, Dan, thanks for the feedback.

    Critical focus was on the center touching the drake's head. The whites are surely within limits... not sure why you are seeing it so bright.

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    What a great opportunity. Whites look fine to me. I agree about the softness. I suspect that taking the same photo with a better lens could have made a big difference. Maybe the Sigma 50-500mm cannot deliver the IQ standards we are used to from the Canon/Nikon primes.

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    Thanks. Agreed on the softness from the lens... Here is a repost with different crop and better focus on the drake.

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