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    Went over to a bird feeding station at my friends house yesterday and got only one bird.. After this one arrived the other birds all stayed away fro quite a while..

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    Jeroen:

    Well, if you only get one bird, a raptor is always good.

    Great eye, soft light and BG colors.

    Sharpness not bad for shooting through window glass.

    The perch does rather overpower the subject. I might try a mild crop up from the bottom to reduce the bulk of the perch.

    At least the greens and grays on the perch match the BG and bird.

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    Jeron, I like the IQ a lot. superb BG and head turn. soft feather texture is very good. agree with Randy that some can be cropped from bottom. If you have, I also suggest adding a bit on the top side.

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    nice look and a great BG, there is some noise in the plumage.
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    Thanks for your comments guys!
    I have to agree that cropping the bottom slightly would be an improvement and i do see some noise too in the plumage but it was hard to get rid of that.

    greetings,

    Jeroen Stel

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