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    Default Beachbound 1st year King Eider at happy strut

    Shot yesterday in the last of the light, which was flat and dull, as evidenced here. 7D, 70-300L at 269mm, f5.6, 1/500, iso800. I will admit to you that I cloned out a stick! I did! I've never done such things before! What say you to that? Was my cloning work disgusting and poorly executed? Tell me; I can take it! Anyhow, I was very fond of the eider's pose. To think what he'll look like in a matter of months...anyhow, the image was cropped, given a levels tweak & USM. Not the greatest IQ, obviously, but I'm not too concerned about that in this case. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions, which are always appreciated by y.t.
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    I don't see any tell marks of stick removal unless in very top right corner and that is kind of a guess. Nice pose from bird but would prefer a lower angle.

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    Thanks Dave...no sticks there...I think I did alright on this one...which is exciting for me, I guess. I too would have preferred a lower angle but the fine duck was ashore for only seconds...a lousy mutt scared him and the others away...

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    p.s. I am posting this largely b/c I find the eider's pose unusual in its saucy forthcomingness.

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    Jack, it is a wonderful pose, I agree with you. I'm not a fan of the composition and think that a vertical would enhance the pose as well as get rid of some of that uninteresting (In my opinion) gravel stuff. The other thing that I think is lacking here is some good light. Low angle would have helped too. I realize that it's hard to get everything lined up in the same image, but something we all continue to strive for.

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    Hi Jack, there is nothing wrong in cloning if your personally are ok with it, and you disclose what you removed. In this, I cant see any eveidence of your cloning, so well done there. Studying your image, and before reading Grace's comment, she pretty much covered the two main points - a vertical comp is the only way to go, and exposure, which you can still try and achieve in your pp work. Good DOF for F/5.6 BTW.

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    I certainly agree with you folks RE the vertical comp...in this case the only appealing thing about the image is the bird himself, seen here in a less-than-typical pose. Obviously you're also right about the light and the angle but in this case there was nothing I could have done about either of those things. I have images of the duck in beautiful light, but he only came to shore the one time...so far...but your composition suggestion is a helpful one, folks, and I certainly appreciate that. I'm including the new comp. here and then I'll put this substandard image to rest. I am delighted to see that I'm on the right track RE cloning...
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    And thanks again for taking the time! I'm most grateful!

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    Hey, Jack, just so you know, in my book, this image is far from "substandard" as it is an interesting behavior and pose. I have lots that are WAY more "substandard" than this one sitting on my hard drive. And I like your new composition.

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    Thanks Grace, you are a sweetheart!

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