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by maguero

Comment by Penny Lane:
I Love the texture in the tail feathers

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Comment by pikaboo:
wow - 10 - perfect!

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Comment by Riponlady:
beautiful bird and picture, the colours are irridescent, meets challenge

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Comment by tuffy:
Very cool looking bird! Meets the challenge.

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Comment by macrothing:
7 - Great shot. Criticism; in this particular instance, I think a 'selective desaturation' (or attempt) may have been better, the colors, especially the green, while good and vivid, 'clash' somewhat in my opinion. The detail on the 'little gem' is good, 'it' just contends with the vivid green foliage too much, in my opinion. Technically, while no 'expert' in the rules, I think you have placed the "point of interest" fairly well, but the plumage 'pops out' more than the face (not only re focus), so I wonder if it may have worked better with a tighter crop top/bottom, to 'use the left column of thirds' here, not sure.

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Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

The crop on this image is what drew my attention in. This is a drastic capture, possibly it is the crop that gives it that feel. I think you have a great subject especially with the colors that were naturally provided. I would be curious to see the shot from a little bit lower of an angle. I think in the perspective challenge, the more you can play and alter you photo to look different from the rest is very important. I am not sure about the plant that was included at the upper left side. I really love the lighting that is breakthrough the overhang about half way down the image. Good job!

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by maguero

Comment by fixedintime:
I would have prefered a different background so the bird stood out better - but I'm sure the bird refused to cooperate.

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Comment by vtruan:
simply beautiful, what species. I assume somewhere in Central America or Brazil.

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Comment by Tammer:
A little less flash and I would have scored this higher. Very nice capture of the bird and good thirds composition.

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Comment by Jutilda:
Nice vibrant colors. The holes in the leaf to the right is a tad distracting with the busy aspect of it. Love the bird's detail and clarity. The harsh lighting reflection on the stem might use some work but is hard under basic editing. Good placement and the DOF is well executed.