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Comment by kennyt:
seems more like a painting than photo to me

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Comment by Dr.Confuser:
There is a Spanish contemporary artist (whose work I quite like but whose name I can't remember) that does pueblo scenes in the style of your background. For me this is among my top picks in the challenge. The sharp focus on the bird contrasts well with the ultra-soft focus of the background, as do the colors. Composition is wonderful, not just the placement of the bird but also the blurred shapes of the background. Colors are appealing especially during the Fall in N. America. I confess you lost me with the title, but I don't care. Beautiful photo.

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Comment by Patoch:
... and we can hear the silence ...
<8> for this splendid shot.

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Comment by FirstAid:
Dont like the blocked buildings.

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Comment by dipaulk:
I really like this. I hope you'll reveal your post processing when the challenge is over.

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Comment by bpickard:
This is a great piece of imaginitive artwork: the contrast between detail and impression really works well. Brilliant.

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Comment by sixmacs:
Interesting bokeh. What lens did you use. Nice sharpness on the bird. 7

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Comment by leaf:
well the background is WAY to overdone... however it was overdone, softness, or blur.. nice framing of the bird though and good catpure.

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Comment by annasense:
This looks more like an oil painting... I'm guessing it was neat-imaged heavily... it's just my opinion, but this is beginning to stray a little too far from actual photography and crossing more into digital art, which is fine for a genre in itself (and this is a nice example of digital art, if that's what you're going for)... but I feel the point of this site is the photography. I do hope you'll post the original when the challenge is over, I'd like to see what the real background looks like. Also, I apologize if I've made any assumptions that aren't correct, and I just want to reiterate that it's just my opinion. I hope you're one that appreciates comments...

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Comment by magnus:
The silhouette of the raptor is so powerful it would work against a variety of backgrounds. I think your choice of a paint-effect background works, but some will undoubtedly think it's too heavily processed.