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    Here is another specialty from our Arizona trip.
    I love the red eye on species. I also loved their call when they were approaching us,
    it was like hearing a stream of water moving around us...

    This was taken shortly before sunset. The original image had a very strong red cast so I had to set the
    white balance to 3818K.
    I also added a bit of canvas to the right and cloned out a branch on the lower left corner of the frame.

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    Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus
    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 1/1000s, f/8, ISO 800, 700mm
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    Last edited by Luis Villablanca; 07-31-2011 at 09:53 AM.

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    Great pose, BG and composition! Excellent exposure and detail! And, yes, gotta love that eye!

    Only thing I might consider changing is to tone down the perch a bit.

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    Tack sharp Luis, and the light has brought out the iridescence on the wing nicely. You have exposed the darker plumage very well, and the cowbird stands out against the smooth BG. Yep, that eye is a stunner.

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    Your exposure of the blacks bringing out the iridescence is excellent. Good comp and BG. A keeper for sure. I agree about the branch and toning it down. Good job on the magenta cast. I don't see it at all,
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    Good job with this Luis! I agree with toning down the perch (and also the bright reflections in the tail), but all else looks good to me.

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    Superb light, comp, bg and details. The details in the blacks are just superb. That red eye stands out so beautifully.

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    stunning sharpness exposure bg perch and that red eyes is too good..fantastic

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    Nice and sharp. Would tone down the perch a bit.

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    Thanks all for your feedback!
    Here is a version with the perch toned down a bit:
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