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    Default Malachite Kingfisher #2

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    This is the same little jewel I posted a short while back, but on a different perch. My previous comp was the standard landscape, and I received a lot of suggestions to change it to a vertical. Funnily enough, I had processed this image in vertical at the same of doing the other one. Taken in the Pilanesberg nature reserve at the Mankwe hide.

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    Lovely colours! You did very well with what looks like harsh light. Did you use a fill flash as the catchlight doesn't look natural to me. I think a slightly tighter crop is also nice.

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    Lovely photo - I hope to visit that hide on my next visit.

    IMO - the tighter crop does look better and fill flash could be reduced a wee bit.

    Thanks for sharing

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    lovely colors and a nice pose, I would crop tighter so that the details of KF would be visible.
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    Thanks a stack guys.

    Ofer, no fill flash used, and all I did to the cachlight was sharpen it. Thanks a stack for the positive feedback.

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    Another cracker Stuart. I too prefer the tighter crop. Sweet bird nicely presented. TFS

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    Lovely Stu, really like the composition. I would also crop in a bit.

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    The colors are just brilliant...I really like the pose too. A slightly tighter crop would enhance the image further, though.

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    Vibrant and beautiful and I too prefer the tighter crop.

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    Stuart:

    Brilliant colors, what a show off kind of guy!

    Agree on the tighter crop. Like the thin perch with tight grip he has on it.

    Colors of background go well with the bird.

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    Stuart, I can go either way with the crop as that BG is so sweet that I dont mind more of it...but feel that the bird is a little too close to the top. Great colors and eye level shooting angle.

    agree with Ofer about catchlight looking a little unnatural..backing off from sharpening there might help.

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    Splendid image.Beautiful colors .

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    I think this is absolutely beautiful; I love the rich, bold colors and the alert pose. I think the tighter crop looks better here for a web presentation but if it were mine and I wanted to print it, I would use your original version framed to accentuate the vertical line.

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    Stunning capture,Stuart.The bg is very complementary.I prefer the slightly tighter crop.

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    Simply beautiful! Love the colors in the bird and that fantastic bg.

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    WOW Stuart! No nits from me! I like the tighter vertical. Colors are superb.
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    Fantastic colours and pose, Stuart. I kind of like the thighter second (repost) image better.

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    Very nice mate, love the colors and BG. I feel the space works in the 1st post. So I like it as presented

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    Simple and beautiful , excellent work bhai
    TFS

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    Excellent shot - bg is beautiful too. I downloaded the images and looked at levels as I thought the image was a bit too saturated. I reduced overall saturation by 7 to see a quick change and I like that a bit more.

    I like the first crop more as the bg adds a lot to this shot imho.

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    Thank you all for the comments and feedback. Always appreciated.

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    Loved the first post !!! Just perfect !!

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    A killer IMG Stu :eek:

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