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The muted tones of this beauty against that colorful BG really works for me. Love the low angle and the details. Only wish for slightly more of a head turn but I really love it as is. TFS
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Gail:
Nice shooting angle, soft pops of color in bg, exposure.
Head angle is effective if not perfect.
Well composed.
Cheers
Randy
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Tastefully thought out composition, and I like the overcast light quality, Gail. Great looking Curlew eye, and I too think the head turn is just right.
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Looks good to me, Gail. Long legs on this bird, nice colorful background. Thank you for sharing.
Joe Przybyla
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Really like this lanky Bush Stone, with this pose, perfect head turn, and fabulous BG to balance your composition. Sharp, and well exposed. Love his eye.
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I like the bird a lot...The BG is pretty but I think the reds could be toned down..
They are attractive but overpowering..
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Long legs on this one. Pretty interesting looking bird. The background is nice. Sharpness is there.
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This works very well for me. Excellent pose, head turned, detail, depth of field. The bright red flowers in the background pull my eye a little but I the level of saturation to be okay. I might just darken the brightest red flowers so that they are fairly even with respect to the majority of red out of focus flowers
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Great to photograph a bird that few of us will ever see. The dark above/light below background does not work for me in general and that it the case here.
with love, artie
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