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  1. 06-30-2009, 12:56 PM #1
    Aidan Briggs
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    One from my backyard. This guy was rather ratty looking, and required a bit of clean up. Unfortunately, PS elements only lets you use certain tools for 16-bit files. So I had to convert to 8-bit to use the clone stamp tool, and to create different layers. CS3 might be in my future...

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    You have exposed the colours nicely, sharp, and like the soft light. I would crop a bit off the left to the edge of the leaf. Well captured Aidan.
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    SH with a good EXP. Would wish for a bit of a body turn so that we could see the whole tail. If you are gonna crop from the left, I would lose the leaf first so that you do not have to crop right up to the edge of the 2nd leaf. And then I would take some off the right.
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  4. 06-30-2009, 04:44 PM #4
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    I like the angle, exposure control and eye contact. Another vote for removing the clipped leaf on the left.
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