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Posted by PParker on Sun Nov 02, 2003 3:47 pm

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I shot this image yesterday morning from my vehicle. I love these birds, they provide some quality viewing time while watching them feed.

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by LindaY on Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:02 pm
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Wow, now I would love to have one of these in my portfolio! I see them occasionally here, but have never gotten a good shot of one and they are the state bird of OK. Beautiful composition! I love the lacy branch it is sitting on and you left plenty of room for that graceful tail. I like the muted grey background too. Very nicely done!
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by Alexandre Vaz on Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:20 pm
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It's a very graphical image and the subtle colors remind me of an Oriental illustration. Definitely a winner, congrats.
 

by Alan Murphy on Sun Nov 02, 2003 6:24 pm
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Pete, Nice to see one not on a wire. I might crop closer to the tail and add it in front of the bird. nice shot.
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by Bill Whala on Sun Nov 02, 2003 6:44 pm
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Composition for these long-tailed birds is very difficult. You did very well here. I agree that a little more to the right in the frame would help but very nice as is!!
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by Bruce Sherman on Sun Nov 02, 2003 7:29 pm
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Pete,
You reallly nailed this one. Very well done in every way.
 

by Jim Neely on Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:33 pm
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Very nice, Pete. Is this in Choke or Port A? Looks more like Choke.

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by AlexC on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:34 pm
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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:49 pm
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Very nice! I too would like a tad bit more room to the left and less to the right but I think this is very nice as is. These birds are a LOT of fun to watch. :)
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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:07 am
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Nicely done image with no major nits other than it could possibly use a bit more room frame left.
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by Alan Melle on Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:08 am
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A beautiful image of this bird! Compositionally I'd have panned to the left unless there was unattractive stuff there. Alternatively, since the sky is pretty uniform in color cropping the right and adding sky to the left like Alan suggests could make this outstanding.
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by Brian L. Zwiebel on Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:39 am
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Pete,

Lovely bird, perch and BG. I agree with the suggested change in framing.

Would love to see one of these some day and maybe even photograph one :wink: .

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:58 am
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A very nice shot. As others have mentioned, recomposing by putting the tail closer to the right edge would help this shot tremendously.
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by Mike Wilson on Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:46 pm
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Beautiful bird in soft light. Very nice.
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by PParker on Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:50 pm
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I couldn't agree more with the cropping suggestions. Thanks for the replies.
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