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    He only sat still for a moment :-)
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    Craig:

    What a tail, not easy to frame it or even keep it in the same plane of focus.

    Sharp in general on the bird. The OOF vegetation near the head is a bit distracting, and not an easy fix.

    The bright spots in the background are subdued enough to work OK for me.

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    Craig,

    I know all to well how difficult it is to get one of these fabulously coloured birds, I had to go to India to get the Asian one, which to my eyes at least is very similar.

    Some people find those head colours to be unbelievably but they are correct.

    True beauty, BG is not helpful, but I do not care at all

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    Well done, Craig. These birds are very impressive. Randy has covered the points well but you did a great job to get the focus perfect and frame the whole bird and tail in the moment that you had.
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    A great shot Craig, of a lovely bird!

    The foreground OOF areas stick out, but take little away from the shot ... thanks for sharing.

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