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    Default Green Backed Heron

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    Canon 1D MKIII
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    RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

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    An amazing portrait IMO! Love that smooth background and great detail on the heron as well.

    Very well done!

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    Great portrait image with lovely B/G and detail..Well done Dumay

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    Very nice!! Here is a repost with some levels adjustement and tighter crop. WDYT?

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    Excellent detail and the BG colours beautiful.... The colours on the bird, however, seem to blend a little too much with the BG - The bird does not pop as it should because of this, but this does not take any thing away from an excellent image.

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    Marvelous image.Love the BG and great details of Heron.

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    A great image of the bird and perch, but that BG is to die for.

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    I have a similar image from my last visit there, just facing the other way - but after seeing this, I dont think I will post mine. Well placed in the frame, and I do like the pose, especially those toes curled around the perch. I agree adding a touch of contrast will work, somewhere inbetween your OP and Ofer's repost. How is that BG.

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    Dumay, the BGs you get are always awesome. Rocking place, you got. I like the space and the placement of the bird. Ofer's levels adjustments are very good.

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    Thanks all for the comments...Ofer I like your crop very much, I wanted to try something a little different with more space but yours works very well. Levels I would say for my taste a bit much on yours (yours has more punch than my OP though) but agree that maybe somewhere between yours and mine would definitely make it pop more. Thanks as always

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    Great to shoot one in the open. The background is truly beautiful.

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    Beautiful image Dumay! I like the perch, pose and sweet BG.

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    I'll go with Ofer offer... love the crop, bg and of course the bird. Name changed to green heron.

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