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Any pertinent technical details:D500 600mm f4 (1/1000 sec at f5.6, ISO 800) Crop for comp, Brightness & Contrast, DeNoise AI. I went out this morning hoping to find teneral or freshly emerged dragonflies to photograph. Non spotted at dawn, but several hours later, this Eastern phoebe showed me how its done…Jim

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What a cute guy (gal?). I’m wondering how it’s going to get that dragonfly down its hatch! The gentle color in this is beautiful; I think this kind of flat light works well for this scene. I could see this cropped to a square, with just the left most 3 posts. The twisted wire at the bottom is interesting, but that newer wire is a bit distracting, especially because it’s so near the edge. It looks like it might be relatively easy to clone out.

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Wonderful image Jim. I like vertical the fence posts are reflected in the background reeds/grass. And of course, the detail in the little bird with it’s huge eyes focused on lunch. Very nicely done.

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Such a great image, Jim. The details are spot on, and the scene with the fence post makes for a nice setting. Perfect catch for the both of you.

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Really nice look at this BugCatcher. Great job on the detail, BG, and color.

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Superb detail, Jim. I love the old fence as a perch and the dragonfly is great. A beautiful image.

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Very well seen Jim. I love watching these guys and Eastern Kingbirds hawking insects.

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Wonderful catch Jim. Really like the setting of the old posts and the composition is well done. The dragonfly puts this one over the top.