I like how this guy was flapping his wings around. Having the one wing back behind his head I thought was a nice addition.
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Any recommendations.
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Shirley: I think this is a nice image. The action / pose of the bird is really nice. A unique pose.
There were a few things that caught my eye. I saw a cyan color cast. I removed that.
I removed the twig going out the right side of the frame
I dodged around the eye/head just to add a bit more light
I re-cropped to create a more dynamic image.
See what you think.
I like your edit, Keith. I will try working on it and see if I can accomplish what you did. Thank you so much.
I also like what Keith did here. It’s a steep angle to shoot this bird but it’s a very nice pose and that makes up for it. Very well done, Shirley!
Your angle doesn’t bother me, Shirley. This is a great pose. I agree that some lightening of the head makes the image work better. I’m ok with either your crop or Keith’s. I think both work nicely.
Hi Shirley,
Very nice pose you caught and the side lighting works well. Glad you were able to catch a nice turn of the head as well with a catchlight. Well done.
I also think both crops work fine here. Removing the branch exiting the frame does help IMO.
Thank you, Adhika, Dennis and Allen. Much appreciated.
Shirley
I really like this. the wing up position makes it unusual.
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Always nice to have a unique pose. Light is superb and Keith did an excellent job in removing the color cast. I really appreciate that you post your images large enough to see the detail.
Unique view of a beautiful bird. Thanks for posting this image. Repost makes it for me.
