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    Thanks to and along with Don Nelson, I got two lifers, Yellow-billed and Red-throated Loons this last weekend at the Ilwaco, WA marina. Here is the Yellow-billed. Canon 1D MkIV, 500 f4 +1.4x TC, ISO 800, 1/1000s, f6.3, +0.67Ev.

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    A very nice image of a very rare bird. Love the sharpness and the pose. And the head angle is perfect for the pose. It is a very nice juvenile. In an ideal world the bird would be a bit more to our left in the frame or you would have more room to our right. Say "Hi" to Don for me.
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    agree with Artie's comp. suggestion. additionally, I'd also take some off the bottom.

    nice details and HA. If mine, I'd reduce the color sat in the water a bit.

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    Agree that the sat. of the water overpowers the subtle colours of the bird. Agree also with comp issue.

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    Hey Mike,
    Hope you're doing well. Great shot, nice and sharp. I see a slight blue cast, it's an easy fix... must have been really cold there!

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    I appreciate the constructive comments and the kind words ! Will try repositioning the bird to the left a bit and lowering the blueness of the water!

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    If this were my image, I'd make a few changes:
    I agree on comments on position. (no fix for that in my simple repost)

    Lots of cyan in the water and in the bird. Note feathers on the back have blue/cyan highlights, and also in the breast.
    I'd mask the bird and desaturate the blue and cyan, using some dropper points for reference.
    I know you use Viveza for this -- I didn't go that route but used a quick select mask.
    And also the water needs cyan desaturated (there isn't much blue to desaturate).

    here's my attempt on your jpg with those changes -- obviously your results will be better on the tif. Just a suggestion.

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    Looks better Don. Thanks

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