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    Hi all.

    My trip to the mountains last weekends didn't looking for owls didn't produce anything. So here is a shot from last summer. I love the Ceanothus plants along the trail near my home. I think the small leaves and the fruits create very interesting perches.

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    Processed with C1 Pro, PS CC. Noise reduction with Neat image and sharpening in PS.

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    I love the soft colours, great delicate perch, beautiful BG. Perfect head angle too. I suppose the fg oof branch overlapping the tail tip is bad luck, but overall this really is a sweet image.

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    Sharif, I really enjoy Scrub Jays. We have them here most of the year in Colorado.

    Perched on the shrub with leaves is quite nice IMO. but if a bummer the blurred one over the tail.

    Otherwise the colors and comp are pretty solid. I might play around with the mid tones just to see if any tweaking could make it pop more but I'd take this one as is also.

    TFS

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    Hi Sharif ... just a beautiful frame , no nits from my side .

    I would check Brian's suggestion about a slight mid tone punch in the subject as an alternative

    Nice one and TFS Andreas

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