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    This image was created in the morning at 8:41am on the lake shore of Indian Lake Estates, Florida. This crested caracara was standing in the high grasses with his mate after they had played around with a turtle. They did not know how to handle the turtle and finally left it alone in search for some easier target.

    This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens at 800mm, and the EOS-1DMIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering: 1/1250 sec. at f/7.1 set manually. Cropped for composition. Taken from rear car window of a Toyota Sequoia on beanbag.

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    What a treat to see this caracara so close, and to get a load of those gorgeous details. I really don't see anything I would change. I like the comp, the EXP, the clarity, perfect head angle. Wonderful job!

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    WOW Clemens,
    You are like a magician-you keep pulling out these great images from your (photography ) hat! The details in the whites and blacks are awesome. Love the little hairs(i know-feathers) above the beak. I love it!
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    A nice portrait of a Caracara with a solid exposure and good detail. I like the green BG too. I'd probably crop a bit off the right side of the frame.
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    Great detail of this nice adult and great background. I am not sure I like ALL of the space in front of the bird ,but can not give any objective reason!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Brown View Post
    A nice portrait of a Caracara with a solid exposure and good detail. I like the green BG too. I'd probably crop a bit off the right side of the frame.
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    Forgot to mention: a pair, probably this bird and another, have been hanging around the lake for the past week.....
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    Great sharpness and exposure, Clemens, but the blurred green background really adds a lot to the image.

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    Lovely portrait of this handsome bird Clemens. Love the exposure and the details and the bg is killer. I'd move the bird a bit to the right.

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    Nice shot, agree on cropping the right will enhance the shot.

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    Beautiful exposure and sharpness on this one Clemens, one of the sharpest I've seen of this species.

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    excellent sharpness, pose, details and light. well done, one of my fav. birds!
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    Lovely detail, IQ and exp ...Very nice

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