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    Default RED - BACKED SHRIKE (female)

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    Image created in the northern Kruger National Park , past December.
    Canon Mk IV
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    f/7.1
    ISO 800
    EC +1/3
    Shot from a car ,using a window mount.
    The bg is natural grassland.
    I quite like the scalloped underparts

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    Arno, This is wonderful capture..Sharp, Nice details, beautiful BG and perch makes this winner...slight head turn towards us would have been nice but this is fine as presented...

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    Hi Arno, super comp and pose. I like the light, detail and colours, sharp, and thats a pretty open BG for Kruger.

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    cracking IQ here Arno - love the details, light and BG
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    Elegant and simple. Beautiful BG and perch. In a perfect world a bit better HA but still like it very much,
    Gail

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    Lovely clean image, I cannot suggest much to improve it, I like the composition and the background. I have never seen this bird but I wonder if a little more contrast would be a good idea - maybe not??

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    Not much left to say but wow! lovely bird, super clean BG and pose. Congrats and tnx for sharing.

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    Beautiful bird and perch. Super IQ. A better HA would have put this over the top. I also wish you had pointed your lens down a wee bit more (or you can crop a bit top and left). Great BG!!

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    Just outstanding. Superb image with phenomenal IQ. Well done!

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    Beautiful image Arno! I like the sharpness, BG, pose and perch. Wish for better HA and more perch as well.

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    Wonderful light , clean BG , nice perch and a lovely bird !!!!

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    Wow !! Super sharp Arno, beautiful detail and clean background... Nice One

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    Thank you all for the excellent,constructive comments ! Always appreciated!

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