16th Annual Photo Contest, Vancouver, Canada, 2022

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Second Winner

Bahman Doustdar

North Vancouver, BC, Canada


Watchful Waxwing
Score: 25.5 (out of 30)

Jurors Scores Critiques
Ann Alimi 9.5 Great pose, nicely sharp, well exposed and well placed in the frame. Nicely muted background.

A small color/shadow issue on the left centre above the leaf that could have easily been cloned out, but it's pretty minute and doesn't affect beauty of image.
   
Kerri-Jo Stewart 8 Beautiful capture of the bird. Unfortunately, it was in shadow, but some post processing could bring out more detail and colour.

The leaf stems at the bottom could be darkened so that the beautiful tail tip would retain the attention. I'd also bring out the eye a bit more.

Technically great shot and the bird is captured at a beautiful angle.
   
Leah Gray 8 A nice clean background lets this Cedar Waxwing stand out. The eye has a nice glint. The fruit adds interest.

You might consider removing the large leaf and brighter sections on the left and bottom (if permissible).
   
Total Score: 25.5
   



Prizes:

CPC Silver Medal Solo Photography Exhibition at Caroun Art Gallery (One Week), January 2023 CPC Certificate



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