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An orangutan appears to be pondering something during a peaceful moment.

An orangutan appears to be pondering something during a peaceful moment.
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Sep, 2016

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Winner in Modest Manipulations Photo Challenge

People's Choice in Mammals in the zoo Photo Challenge

People's Choice in Animal Primates Digital Art Photo Challenge

People's Choice in Photoshop creations Photo Challenge

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Outstanding Creativity

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Superb Composition

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Magnificent Capture

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beautiful artistry Mark. Love the Texture you used.

Wow!!! Who taught you to do THIS??? :-)

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This is truly a peaceful moment.....great edit my dear friend

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We all know who taught him, Nina...:)

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but you taught well, or had a good student....

AWESOME!!! :)

Amazing work of art, Mark!!

great piece of art Mark!!

Oh my goodness me Mark , this is outstanding 10/10

Absolutely LOVE this. U have the best teacher!! シ

Stunning capture and edit! WOW

Excellent editing, Mark. I love the color.

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Awesome editing well done:-)

Beautifully presented Mark

Excellent work !!

haha Nina! This is so rich and warm, Mark, with great detail on the face! I love these animals!

Wow, very artístic, well done!

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Stunning!

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Absolutely beautiful / Voted

Great photo!

Great, thanks for joining my mammal challenge

I'm very happy Mark, to congratulate you with the winning of the people's choice of my challenge "Mammals in the zoo".
A well deserved price. Very well done.

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Congratulations!!! Excellent capture and edit!

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Hi Mark, Congratulations on your win with this beautiful image.

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Congratulations on winning the Modest Manipulations challenge with this one!
I especially like the gentle blending with the background, really accentuates the subject well!

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Congratulations on your Challenge win!

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