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59	Aug 20	Comment	Hi Brenda, I like the image of your daughter and the huge opponent, but for me the spectators and car,ruin it. I do not want to be to negative, Your 100-400 lens should have been ok for this scene. Not sure what length you were shooting but a tighter zoom would have eliminated much of the distracting background. A 2.8 lens would have helped but keep in mind that the closer the subjects are to the lens, more background will be out of focus. Bruce	Aug 22nd
59	Aug 20	Comment	Gerald, Original 2 for me, it seems to emphasize the main point of the shot while eliminating the distractions. Normally I would look for the faces, but the strength of the overall image is enough to make up for it. Bruce	Aug 22nd
59	Aug 20	Comment	Dan, I would like to see more of the action You know what was going on because you were there, but for me I need to see more to help determine what the image is about. Bruce	Aug 22nd
59	Aug 20	Comment	Hi Diane, You caught peak action making this an outstanding image. I do not think the legs add much to the impact and the leg in the lower right really does not belong there. I like a tighter crop emphasizing the strong point of the image. Bruce	Aug 22nd
59	Aug 20	Comment	I like the image of the players with some action implied by their faces and body position. I Agree with Dan about the perspective. Bruce	Aug 22nd
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72	Aug 20	Comment	Another view of perches, I just put these up to show a few of my perches. I have many more and often enhance them with moss, leaves, flowers etc. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOtL6p0TmQ . Marie, If you want to raise your bird photography to the highest level, check out Alan Murphy photography. He lives in Texas and is a master of setting up great perches. He is also a gentleman. He has several books and DVD's about perches and also does workshops on bird photography. There are several photography ranches in South Texas where you stay in a dugout hide with a pond just outside with birds coming in all day to drink and eat at the feeding stations. Here are a couple of my perches that I set up just to show what they are like. Where ever I travel I pick up a branch of perspective perch	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Reply	Sure, don't have any up at the moment but will put some up and post them in a while. I wanted to try some today anyway. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Hi Isaac, the trick of photography is to make the simple things stand out. Any one can win a contest with a great grizzly bear fishing in a river, you have made a seagull look great. My only suggestion is crop some of the background to take away the dominance of water. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Adrian, Lucky you to be in England, Your chose of settings was perfect with slow shutter speed making for a creamy waterfall. I like what Isaac did with adjustments and also like the flip. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Marie, I am always glad to see images of birds, they are a real treat. I have feeders in my yard and use perches for the birds to land on. I am not a big fan of images on feeders but this one is an exception. The grape on the beak is great and the pose of the bird adds a lot to the image. If you put some branches near the feeder many times the birds will land on them before continuing on to the feeder making for a more natural image. My kids make fun of my perches, but who cares. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Walt, very nice image with a great subject, colors and sky. The image had good layers with foreground, mid ground and background. I like Isaacs crop and adjustments, however the crop puts the horizon close to the middle. Overall and excellent image. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Mary, really cool image with bright colors, nice and sharp. I can't imagine the challenges of photographing under water. My only suggestion is that the fish is quite centered and could use a little more space in the right. Bruce	Aug 12th
72	Aug 20	Comment	Randay, great find with all five bears looking at you. I grew up near West Yellowstone and just got home from the park. I was only there during the middle of the day so animals were not out. I also drove onto Jackson but hot weather was not ideal for wildlife so went back to my family in Idaho Falls. I hope to go back in October. Park was jam packed with people. I cropped your image to eliminate the distracting sagebrush. Bruce	Aug 12th
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