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    Hi Folks:

    Here is a pair of young owls I photographed at the pool across the street from us last year. Painted them in DAP and fine tuned the owlets with CS4 using different applications of Quick Mask.

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    BTW: Gina has heard them hooting early morning in Eucalyptus trees nearby the last couple of days. Keeping our fingers crossed for another nesting this year :D

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    More like a fine painting rather than a photograph. Lovely

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    Gus, Nice composition and it does look alot like a beautiful painting. I love the palm fronds and the way they are peeking out, I might clone the 2 small leaves from the face of the back one. Nicely done!

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    I also like the way the owls peek out fromt he fronds, very painterly..TFS

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    nice work Gus....just wish for a blacker pupil and brighter iris for visual impact

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    what a sweet comp to start with and I love the painting effect.. how very cool to have this family so close :)

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    Nice composition. Love the posture of those owls.

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    Hi Uncle Gus! I just love the owls' heads stacked up like that and their eyes peering out!! Very artful comp and treatment and I like the palm fronds with their patterns. The owls look like they got snowed on!
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    Love the peering COMP, the position of the two birds, and both the tan and the green palm fronds. What's missing is their piercing stares so I did some Eye Doctor work.
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    Very nice repost!:)

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    Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
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