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Thanks Eduardo for your kind comment.

Thanks Bernard for your kind comment.

Many thanks Donna for your kind words. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Pierre for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks my friend Giangiorgio for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Really nice shot, Love it. Cheers, Mehrdad.

Thanks Gregory and Verena for your kind words. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks my friend Chris for your kind words. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks, Alain for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks Miguel, Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Chris for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Chris and Stephanie for your kind comments. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks my friend Chris. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Leslie, for your kind, detailed comment... Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Many thanks indeed Leslie for your kind words and detailed comment... Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Grayham for your kind comment. This image was shot by Tamron 150-600mm at 600mm from a bird-hide with special set up very close to the subject with minimal (close to none) crop. Distance between the bird and the lens was not more than about 3-4 meters. We use honey on the Banksia flower to attract honeyeaters and the position of this particular flower is specifically ideal as it has a very long distance from the trees in the background. Personally I liked the previous website of PN much better than the current version. It used to give you much more Exif info and one could find a lot more and imagine the condition in which photo had been taken. I appreciate your impression about "looking out of the frame", but unfortunately, birds don't look their best while looking towards camera and as you know, they look better if photographed from lateral side, so it is kind of a matter of catch 22. As you appreciate, 5DSR does not have the antialiasing filter (Antialiasing filter effectively decreases sharpness to avoid morre' effect) and is 50MPixel. I really did not try to over sharpen the feathers and maybe the reason they look over sharpened is because of the same difference in the equipment, as I have received the same impression from others as well, but maybe our eyes are not used to the images without AA filter (As far as I know, all the other DSLR cameras with exception of Canon 5DSR, Nikon D500 and Nikon D810A have AA filter which decreases the sharpness of the images). I thank you again for your time spent and the detailed comment. Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Stunning, quite frankly, I have tried to shoot the very similar scene (frost on the grass with colourful crystals) without much success. Choosing the wide open aperture and the out of focus technique to capture the colours was the act of genius. Great shot. I also wanted to thank you for your kind and detailed comments/critiques on the images here in PN. Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Leslie for your kind words. Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Leslie for your kind words. Respectfully, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Leslie for your kind words. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks Miguel, Gregory and Verena for your kind comments. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks Gregory and Verena for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks Jim for your kind comment. Regards, Mehrdad.

Many thanks my friend Mike for your kind words. Regards, Mehrdad.

Thanks Pierre... Regards, Mehrdad.