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    Taken yesterday from my "Yak" I have several others with different wing positions and bkg's but I liked this one the best.

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    Chad,

    I like the slightly open beak and the clean eye contact. Love the fine details in the wings too. I am not sure about the grass bg, but I do not have any GBH fly bye's. So...As is, is not too bad. I honestly do not have any suggestions for improvement to offer up.

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    I like this image. The heron seems to be completely in focus. That, together with the slightly OOF background, gives this shot a 3D look.
    There is a lot of detail on the bird, you handled the exposure very well.

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    Hey Chad, great 3D effect here, and separated from the BG nicely. Sharp where it counts, and maybe a touch off the top. This guy looks very similar to our Black headed Heron.

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    I like the grass background and the floating feel to the bird!

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    Nice sharp head and nice wing position...Still on the fence re BG!

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    The BG is what it is. You made good use of it as the slight blur helps render the 3D look of this one. Great detail in the GBH.

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    Chad:

    Sharp, nicely exposed, nice angle of bird in frame. Not my favorite wing position, and merge of head with rear wing, but he does stand out well from the background. The lighter grey areas in particular have excellent separation from BG, the darker areas less so, because of the similar luminosity.

    I know he isn't technically centered, because of the long legs sticking out, but visually, all the lighter tones are centered, and I might consider a bit more canvas on the left if you have it. Personal taste on this one.

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    In addition to agreeing with everything Randy said (except for the adding canvas in front suggestion) the BKGR would have worked better for me had the bird been flying six inches lower....
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    Hey Gang, I really appreciate the feedback suggestions and comments.


    Randy, how about these wing positions? I have plenty more you know

    Artie, how about 6 inches higher? does that help?

    Thanks guys!

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    Chad:

    Overall I prefer the second image, wing position, better lighting on legs.
    Might try some subtle lightening of the underwing area.

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