nina050

The Perch

The Perch

A red-shouldered hawk poses patiently on a dead tree branch in a wooded forest area near Monterey, on the California coast....
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A red-shouldered hawk poses patiently on a dead tree branch in a wooded forest area near Monterey, on the California coast.
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Jul, 2017

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Absolute Masterpiece

+11

Outstanding Creativity

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Top Choice

+1

Virtuoso

Superb Composition

Superior Skill

Genius

Magnificent Capture

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Beautiful, Nina! Perfect blend of textures with the image, and wonderful details on the bird! :)

Outstanding creativity and beautifully edited!!! ❤

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Absolutely stunning image, fantastic colours and textures. Well captured.

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This is majestic.....beautiful bird and edit

The perfect pose. You nailed it Nina.

Amazing shot! シ

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Love this edit, Nina...that sort of scraped paint look is perfect with those trees...really pretty! Great capture, too! :)

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once again, an absolutely superb image!!!

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This capture and edit is nothing short of amazing Nina. Your talent and flair for the Artistic is such a treat for all of us to see here on VB. Please keep them coming - you are such an Inspiration !

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Stunning!

PRO

Beautiful.....amazing focus on that eye and detail in the feathers. Love the artistic touch!! : )

Really stunning! Pure art!

Amazing work of art, nina!!

Platinum

Beautiful capture, love the pose and edit:-)

Platinum

Your art awes me!

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I LOVE your work!! Gorgeous, Nina!

Premium

I love the composition and the tonal quality of this image. A real inspiration.

Thank you so much!

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