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    Default June theme: Marsh Wren in watercolor.

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    Cracking pose Dan; personally Id lose the bullrush to the left as I find it distracting though I am fan of showing environment and things as seen (the tallest stem only)
    love the colors

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    Splendid shot of this elusive little bird. Great calling pose, and he's sharp as a tack. Beautiful marsh environment, but I agree that the cattail is a little distracting and might be done without. A vertical could also work nicely.

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    Perfect ! I like the contrast of the color of its beak against the BG color.

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    Nice shot! You did well with the low light. Not crazy about the composition.

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    Dear Dan K. Earl :),

    Like the sharpness and the singing pose. Not fond of the boxy crop. Perhaps some off the top and some off the bottom????
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    I love the energetic singing pose, exposure, and sharpness. I love the cattail fibers on his head, like the other comments I wish the stalk on the left was not so bold, otherwise the Bg is great.

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    I really like the pose and the perch, I have never seen lichens growing on a bull rush head before, I like the background with the exception of the OOF bullrush to the left, I understand why you left it there and under such circumstances I probably would have too.......but having said that I think the image would look terrific without it.

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    nice sharp bird,like the singing pose,think I would try a vertical crop.thanks.

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    Nice singing pose, and I even like the debris on the wren's head Like the others I'm not crazy about the dark cattail stalk at left. I do like the OOF grasses and flower.

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    Thanks for the comments. It was kind of a difficult crop, There were a number of cattails, I cropped some out but
    didn't want to rid of all of them, i will work on it again.
    Dan Kearl

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    Hi Dan, I like the singing pose, together with the hint of the tongue. The little guy is nice and sharp, good detail, and would maybe take a bit off the top. I agree with the others that the large OOF cattail is a touch distracting.

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