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Avian Moderator
Melissa;
Good shooting angle, handsome bird with good colors (breeding), good BG, like the shake.
It appears to have a subtle green color cast that shows mostly in the greys of the body.
A smidge more eye contact would be nice.
Cheers
Randy
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Macro and Flora Moderator
Wow I like this, love the pose, I can't comment on the colours as I have not seen one of the beautiful birds, I fully respect Randy's comment, nonetheless they look absolutely gorgeous to me - all so very complimentary an' all.
Sharpening looks good I would perhaps try a tad more - you have made me inquisitive - it looks good, but now you make me wonder what it would be like just a tiny bit crisper.........I am sure Jack would be able to exemplify this conundrum!!
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Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness, Melissa.
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Lovely image! Really like the crazy feathering (well, it's a crazy bird!). The background and smoothness of the foreground water really sets the bird off a treat. I'd swap London UK for the USA any day!! Birds and light actually come together!
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Excellent work here...no further sharpening required here IMHO, the lighting and the exploding feathers has helped throw up all the detail you could wish for.
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BPN Member
Beautiful image, Melissa. I actually like seeing him intently focused on the task at hand, so don't mind the lack of eye contact. Lovely soft bg and beautiful light. I know what you mean about that crunchy look on these guys, so you probably did well with the USM - I might have taken it another notch, and gone too far. I can also see a slight shift toward the green.
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love the angle and the fluff
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Super Moderator
Beautiful pose on this guy, I love how they sometimes have that "mean" look on their eyes
. I do wish for a bit of separation between the legs, but no biggie. Don's repost nails the colours!
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Avian Moderator
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Nice Randy! I am liking what you did a lot. I think I had initially added too much warmth to it.
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BPN Member
All three versions work for me I tend to like my images warm and I think I went to far on the tonal contrast still a fine image Melissa.
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BPN Member
I like all the versions. Just great stuff, beautiful bird in very nice light.
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Generally speaking I like warm coloured pictures, so my vote goes for that. Excellent pose and I love the ruffled feathers here, Melissa.
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Lifetime Member
Having spent quite a bit of time photographing these birds the last month or so, I have to go with Randy's version, although I liked Don's the best until I saw his. Melissa's still has a slight greenish cast. Great advice here, and helpful to me as well for future.
Lovely capture, Melissa. Love the ruffled feathered look and the graduated BG. No eye issue for me. Like the calm water as well.
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Awesome shot Melissa. I like the able, behavior and color captured. Your image is sharp and I like the low angle. Well done. Works for me.
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Wonderful image. I just love the ruffled up feathers, excellent detail, very nice light, great shooting angle, and I personally like Randy's repost.
Very well done.
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Thank you kindly for all the comments and help.
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Super Moderator
love the light, pose and concentration on hunting. my pick is #11