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Thank you so much everyone ...I really appreciate your reaction to this picture!

Pauline

Original photograph overlaid with about 4 different textures. Original

photograph untouched apart from a bit of dodge and sharpen on eye.

I love this kind of crop and background soft focus...it leads you in and tells a story.

I think I will try that, thank you so much!

Hi Gail! No, no mag work, but I have 18 pieces in an art gallery in Oxford UK for 7 weeks starting today! It is part of a spring exhibition and for once the sun is shining! Yay!

Gail, I have been away working and so only just picked up on this message - thank you so, so much...like everyone I go through periods of 'what the heck am I doing tis for!!!' and your comments have come at just the right time!

Huge hugs,

Pauline

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Thanks Christy! Such a great position to find it in!

This has become beautifully anthropomorphic! And such clarity!

Thanks Pierre! Wanted to show that lizards can have personality as well!

Happy New Year!

P

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This was taken in a low light area, but seemed worth the trouble as he was

such a beautiful reptile. I added soft layers of foliage for depth and framing.

So funny Patrick! He had me enthralled as well!

Thanks Gerry and Yanis! Window light as always....and a perfect model!

Trisha - thank you so much! His name is Stanley and he is quite remarkable!

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I find it hard to get a cat to look directly into camera! This one was totally

unconcerned!

My pleasure, Pierre!

Hugs,

Pauline

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Hi Maria....it is not a vintage filter, but a combination of about 4 different photographs in varying intensity - I find that shooting my own light photographs and using them as textures is more subtle than any single filter or ready made filter.

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I love the angle of this, and the lovely tones!

I love your style of work - artistic and beautiful!

Magnificent Iguana taken in specialist zoo. I was in awe of the textures

and could not resist attributing a human personality to him.

These stunning birds are found in Mongolia and China - so incredibly gentle

and soft in tone...

A streetwise Feral cat I found in Malta - she was tiny and very wary of the

camera, but with beautiful eyes...