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Comment by scooter97:
Great light in the bird's eye.

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Comment by timmi:
Beautiful closeup. Love the eye area, so clear and sharp. The light is also very nice. Background is perfectly soft. Very well done.

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Comment by mgsmith53:
Great detail. Don't care a lot for the shadows. If the brightest light had fallen square on the eye it would be a little more striking. Good shot, anyway.

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Comment by HarveyG:
Amazing light and shadow. Especially light through the eye. Well done.

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Comment by ben4345:
I can see the light!

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Comment by Timosaby:
Oooooo.....

Note that when i start my comments with an "oooooo" that's usually a very good thing.

This is just perfect. Detail is just right, no oversharpening as i'm seeing in many entries. Just right. The beak could be just a tad sharper but i know that frustration with birds, its either the eyes or the beak. This deserves a 9 from me.

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Comment by kewzoo:
Ah, what pigeon has ever before been treated so well in portraiture!

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Comment by Melethia:
Lovely!! Excellent light, detail and I like the shadow pattern. Very nice protrait indeed!

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Comment by OneShotBugg:
Nice portrait and the shadow stripes add something interesting

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Comment by MaryO:
Very original (IMO)! Interesting perspective and some fun shapes made by the petals and reflections. If I had room I might have kept more water in the crop ... just seems too smack in the middle vertically for an asymmetrical subject.