My personal preference would have been to see this photo cropped down so that your subject took up the majority of the space. For me, the background almost overwhelms the wonderful textures of the feathers, and the composition feels a little unbalanced. Your lighting is excellent, really bringing out the details in the bird.
Cute guy and he's in a great pose. Composition is good too. Colors are good with a splash of color in the otherwise muted tones. Only nitpick is that it looks a little oversharpened as the white halo around the head really stands out against the blue of the water.
I love the composition of this shot and the colors and clarity are excellent. Another interesting thing about this photo is the mixture of textures. I like the smoothness of the water in contrast to all the textures of the bird. Very Nice job!
This is one of my favorite shots of this challenge. It's a beautiful subject and you did a nice job of composition and capturing such outstanding detail. Great job.
A very good photograph. Great color and composition. Good dof. I hestitate to say too over sharpened, as I have taken a lot of bird photos, and some just look like this if any post processing used. Well done!
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