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    Taken at the sports grounds of the University of Pretoria last december - a black-headed heron in full flight. I will be visiting this location in the near future, so hopefully these guys are back there.

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    Stuart,


    Great capture, I was struck by the overlapping "claw", looks like he is crossing his fingers

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    Stuart Bhai,

    Pretty Amazing capture. Resembles to our Grey Heron. Wonderful wing position and razor sharp image.

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    Excellent detail and love the downstroke, Stuart.

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    Great wings down position, and perfect sharpness. I'd prefer a better HA on this handsome fella, and I'd tone down the whitest whites near the cheek. Love the hint of clouds in the sky!

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    Stuart, wingposition and light are excellent. so are the details and the exposure. agree with Daniel that the hint of clouds adds interest.

    if you keept it a bit lower in the frame, shooting angle may not seem as steep.

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    Superbly captured and exposed Stu. Tack sharp and lovely colours
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    Hi Stuart,
    Great lines on the wing feathers and very nicely detailed overall.

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    Beautiful image super detail, I am also in the tone the palest plumage down just a little bit, otherwise perfectomondo.

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    Thank you all for the positive feedback and comments. Toning of the whites a touch more, noted. Thanks.

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    Great flight shot, Stuart. Love the wing position and details.

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    superb sharpness and DOF..

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    Lovely sharp image . Love the wing position too !!

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    awesome light, pose and details
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    Thank you all for the kind words. Always appreciated.

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