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    Was glad to get this beautiful bird upclose and without blood on its beak ....for a change .

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    Hi Rakesh,
    Nice to see this image of a white backed vulture.
    You have nice seperation of the head with a wonderful background and good detail, especially in that glassy eye.
    The image appears as though it needs a little bit more saturation, but that most likely is due to the computer I am using to view your image, TFS and well done.


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    Good comp and I like the curve of the neck. I didn't know they had blue skin. I really like the feather detail. Image is tack sharp with good BG. I would clone out the bright green spot just behind the neck,
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    Rakesh:

    Tremendous detail, pose and comp work well together. It does look a bit desatted, but I don't know this bird.

    Agree with Gail about the green spot. I think you could tone it down to the luminosity of some of the more subtle green or clone it out.

    I would also consider toning down the luminosity of the LUC a bit.

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    Rakesh Bhai,

    Clarity, HA, Expo, Sharpness everything is just spot on. i might give a panoramic crop giving more space on right of the land to give balance as the popping head went too much on right and loos little center of attraction IMO.

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    Great advice above. Love the SH and the nice head and neck angle. What is the stuff on top of its head?
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    Rakesh, this is a super image. Like Gail, I never knew they had blue skin. I am fascinated by the beak,
    it almost looks like it is made of ceramic.... the sharpness and clarity are amazing.....well done.

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    Looks like there is a couple of flies on the head. Excellent sharpness and details. The muted colours work well. I like the comp, just wish the grasses in ULC were not as pronounced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    Looks like there is a couple of flies on the head. Excellent sharpness and details. The muted colours work well. I like the comp, just wish the grasses in ULC were not as pronounced.
    A large 50% Clone Stamp Tool would make them a lot less pronounced, especially if combined with Denise's Improved Protect and defend Cloning on a Layer.
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    Tack sharp image this with fantastic details

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