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    A shot from 2009 taken here in FL.
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    removed a small shadow from a branch. Dark bg done with in camera metering and a tweak of curves and burning tool. Not sure about the partial eye membrane showing?

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    Great exposure and what a twisted up pose you captured.. I'm liking it Cheryl, nice job!

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    Nice EXP, framing, and detail in the WHITES. The partially lowered nictitating membrane bugs me a bit. The biggest problem with this otherwise lovely image is that the head is angled a bit too far away from us; with images of preening birds perfectly square to the back of the camera is almost always best.
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    Good job on the whites, and the details are very nice. I like the contorted pose and dark BG.

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    I like the pose, and the expression in the eye with the nictitating membrane is a good one, and gives the bird a rather surprised expression. I'm glad the edge of the membrane lies in front of, and doesn't bisect, the pupil. The whites, and the feather detail, are excellent.

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    It's a perfect exposure, great detail in the whites, and black BG. I really like the image, and it expresses the theme perfectly. Well done.

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    loverly image,its all been said,agree on Richard comment on the nictitating membrane,well done.

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    I like the details, exposure, sharpness, preening pose and dark BG. Very well done Cheryl!

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    nice pose, BG and whites. A bit more wider view might have been better. But in a rookery, you typically have distractions in wider views.

    agree with Artie about the head...esp. because light is from your left.

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    Thanks everyone

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    Richard Sterns comments echo mine. I love these whites. Excellent job on the exposure. Great details. Thanks for sharing this one.
    Last edited by Grady Weed; 08-13-2011 at 02:30 PM.

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    life is like a box of nictitating membranes, huh Cheryl? I like this image a lot! am curious about a little looser crop, but really nice work with the whites! and those membranes....remind us that we humans can't control everything in life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimgray View Post
    life is like a box of nictitating membranes, huh Cheryl? I like this image a lot! am curious about a little looser crop, but really nice work with the whites! and those membranes....remind us that we humans can't control everything in life.
    Hi Jim. Nice to see you here and yes life is like that. Thanks for the comments and I'm not sure about the crop I think it's pretty close to full frame. I personall decided I don't mind the membrane.

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