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    Default Semipalmated Plover Bath

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    Canon 1D Mark 4 With EF 300mm f2.8 & 1.4 tc
    1/1600 sec, F 7.1, ISO 800
    Took this at a local beach on Long Island.Thanks for looking.

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    What a beautiful image! Light, colours, sharpness, detail, shooting angle, eye contact, pose and Bg are all fantastic. If anything I wiah to see the bird slightly more to the right and a bit off the top.

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    Michael, good low angle, and bath time sure is throwing around the water. Sharp where it counts, and if this were mine, I would remove the lower catchlight.

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    Lovely background
    Great action
    Perfect exposure and sharpness. That 300 f2.8 and 1/4 tc was the perfect choice.
    Agree with Ofer's comp suggestion and Stuart's observation.

    Your work of late, Mike, has been most pleasing.

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    Just lovely! Why is it that bird + water drops= a great image? Great low angle. I like the slight wing blur. Agree about double catchlight.
    Gail

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    Micheal,

    Very nice shot and colors. Agree with Ofer on the crop, and would also tone down the saturation a little on the water, seems very blue-blue.

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    Love the low angle, sharp head and splashes.

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    Killer sharp. EXP good but WHITEs bright??? Water looks a bit magenta on Firefox, more naturally blue on (as I understand it) non-color managed Chrome (where the WHITEs look much better, i.e., not too bright). Like the wing position better in #2 of your e-mail but this one has the splashes.
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    Love the low angle, water drops flying, and plenty sharp. Good background also.

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    Thanks for all the great suggestions. Made the recommended changes suggested by everyone. Being the "Poster Child For Photoshop Lessons" I would love feedback on my results.

    Mike

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    Hi Michael, it would be better if you repost a version of the original image.

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    Wonderful action shot. I like the OP better than the second image, both for the better splash and for the saturated color. Because of the great splash, I wouldn't crop much from the top of the OP - maybe just a slivver. Red channel is just a tiny bit hot in the OP - pushing low 250's in a few spots - so could be toned down just a bit; but the second image looks a little dull by comparison. I'm sure Clemens is right that the blues are over the top, but they sure make the image sing. (PS, I'm viewing on Chrome.)

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