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    Default African Spoonbill

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    Canon 1D MKIII
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    RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

    Cropped from horizontal....Crits appreciated

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    Lovely light, BG with the exposure pretty well nailed, framing & comp spot on also. Nice one Dumay
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    Beautifully executed. The calling pose is a bonus.

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    Nice one Dumay!

    The open beak is great as well as a lovely BG and perch.

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    Love the comp on this. Nice colors, great exposure and good eye contact.

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    Beautiful light, pose and comp, Dumay. Calling is a real plus. Well done!

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    Great composition with lovely detail especially in whites.VWD dumay

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    Im glad you went vertical here, and well timed to get the open beak. Im looking on my laptop, but the whites looks great and well exposed. I do like that typical Mankwe BG. Well captured mate.

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    Nice perch & image design. Good EXP with light well-handled. Would love to see the head turned just a bit more toward us.
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    Hey Dumay lovely image, I am sure I have a similar one Great colours, open beak and vertical crop works nicely. Great Mankwe BG as well.

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    Great pose and gotta love the open bill. Well exposed and super colours
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    Thanks for the comments and crit folks!

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    I am liking everything here, Dumay. the whites, the pose, BG, size of the bird in the frame, its placement, shooting angle....one heck of a shot.

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    Love the angled perch, open mouth and nice bg.

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    Lovely exposure, calling pose, bg and perch in great light.
    If anything, I would evict the darkish spot mid-way along the left edge.
    Nicely done.

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    fabulous pose and details!
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