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    Brendan Dozier
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    Took this one morning back in January at La Jolla, CA. Liked the slight bank to the pose. Added some fill light in ACR, and some canvas to bottom & left as bit of wing tip was clipped. Then, cropped to keep head from being too centered. Went through the Photoshop checklist from Art's Digital Basics which I always keep by my computer as a guide for making adjustments. Added slight surface blur to water.

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    Very nice detail and colors. Good wing position and separation of head and wing are good...Nice one Brendan

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    Very nice. I like the breeding plumage and great feather detail. Nice BG TFS
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    Great wingspread Brendan..... very nice IF image

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    Awesome job on this one... its a beautiful and sharp in flight shot. Great capture Branden

    I would take some saturation out if it were mine, especially below the eye.

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    Thanks for the feedback, folks!

    Chad, I think you're right about the saturation. The breeding colors are so bright, the red kind of blasted my sensor! I think lowering it some, makes it less distracting and helps to focus more on the face and rest of image.

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    Really nice focus and color.
    I would have liked more room all around.
    Excellent pose.
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    Thanks very much, Dan.
    I think if we could post images that were a bit larger, I would probably add some more space all around, but with this size, when I added space, I felt the pelican became too small and you could not appreciate the detail as much.

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    Excellent Brendon, cannot fault this besides more space ESP on top, easy to do.... Very Nice pose and love the detail.

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    Hi Brendan, your spoonbill's are redder than ours, you pelicans are browner and more colourful than ours, so we dont stand a chance here. Great flight posture, and I like how the bill follows the line of the far wing. Just love the colour and detail on the head and bill, and overall, nice and sharp.

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    Thanks Vivaldo & Stuart, appreciate your feedback very much!

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