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			|  | 02/05/2008 10:51:49 PM | 
		| | I like his pose - like he's checking you out.  I don't mind the soft focus so much for this one, maybe it's the influence of the creamy-coloring of the background, but I think the overall softness suits this shot. | 
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			|  | 02/04/2008 01:23:27 AM | 
		| | | Originally posted by BrianR: My reason for a little soft in the focus, is the texture is lost on the breast of the bird. and how did you get an aperture of 1.8 on a lens that reads 3.5 ?
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 Thanks for catching the mistake, Brian. I have corrected the lens in the image info. I was using a 50mm f1.4 prime lens.
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			|  | 02/04/2008 01:13:00 AM | 
		| | My reason for a little soft in the focus, is the texture is lost on the breast of the bird. and how did you get an aperture of 1.8 on a lens that reads 3.5 ? | 
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			|  | 02/02/2008 03:03:32 PM | 
		| | I think this is definitely on the good side of good/bad, but the DOF is so shallow it makes the bird seem blurry.  Nice composition -- I especially like how the branches frame the bird naturally.  I also like how the pale colors contrast with the bright bird. | 
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			|  | 02/01/2008 04:30:48 PM | 
		| | Beautiful bird and colours, would be great if it was a little sharper | 
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			|  | 02/01/2008 03:35:43 PM | 
		| | A cute and colourful bird, I like your diagonal composition. | 
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			|  | 01/31/2008 06:28:27 PM | 
		| | Wow, pretty bird, a little soft in the focus dept. colors and saturation and contrast are all good. Background is a little hot. | 
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			|  | 01/31/2008 12:30:49 AM | 
		| | A little soft on the focus. | 
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			|  | 01/30/2008 02:34:19 PM | 
		| | It's fun seeing all the poses of the various birds - this one is definitely pimping for the camera! | 
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			|  | 01/28/2008 06:52:39 PM | 
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			|  | 01/28/2008 02:48:24 PM | 
		| | nicely done, very good colours, | 
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			|  | 01/28/2008 11:43:28 AM | 
		| | Cool shot, I like the angle of the bird, it is a little different from the rest. | 
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