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    Long-billed Curlew at first light. Taken today at Ft. Desoto Park, at the lagoon side. It was in the shade, light was blocked by the trees. Filled flash added. Hope you like it. Had fun shooting with Ramasubramanian Narasimhan.
    Camera Nikon D3S
    Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
    Aperture f/5.6
    Focal Length 420 mm
    ISO Speed 800
    Exposure Bias 0 EV
    Flash On, Return detected

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    This is truly magnificent.

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    Wonderful image. I love the pose, great shooting angle, excellent flash work, and wonderful background.
    Well done.

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    superb shot, it is plain to see why it has this name, the bill is enormous! Excellent detail and exposure and a fine pose to show off that bill.

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    Wonderful image, Troy. I like the low shooting angle and the transition of the colors from the foreground water to the background vegetation(?). Nice pose, sharp, and love the soft feel to the image.

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    Very well composed/timed, the bill is fantastic and you captured it just right, detail, color very good indeed.
    I have never seen one in the wild

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    Thank you all. The BG is a beach, this is the lagoon area of the beach. Shot taken laying on my belly.

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    Wonderful job Troy. Love the detail in those back feathers, the pose, the comp, the colors, the BG. Excellent portrait of this curlew.

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    lovely troy

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    Perfect comp and bg, nice work!

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    Good job getting down low for this lovely portrait. Good use of flash. That smooth BG really compliments your bird. This capture really showcases its spectacular bill.
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    Really nice flash work, great low angle and the soft bg looks great aginst the birds awesome feather detasil.

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    Great looking back pose, Troy.

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    Beautifully taken and composed. Can you or someone tell me what the bulbous protuberance at the end of the bill is? I got one last year at Fort DeSoto (Couldn't get away from Skimmers in the BG) and noticed the same thing. Is it a tongue or some such sensory organ?

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    Troy, what a shot. this pose really emphasizes the length and the shape of the bill. you absolutely nailed the HA here. 1024-wide would have had even more impact. loved those gentle waves.

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