seagull with a cold sitting very patiently for me while I got up to a foot away from it. This was a pretty noisy image in the beginning and even after neat image it's pretty blotchy, oh well.
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I don't get how this scored so low??
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Score is probably based on a couple of things - the composition is a bit "heavy" - not quite on the dreaded rule of thirds, not quite a close enough closeup. A little more room to the left might balance a bit better. Whites are a bit blown in places - for some reason, DPC voters really don't like their whites blown. The shadow down the chest probably bothered some as well. It's a good solid shot of a bird, but not something that will "wow" the DPC voter in a Free Study. Hope this helps!
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