Season's Greetings

This Azure-winged Magpie enjoys the abundance of Pyracanthus.

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Sometimes it’s strangely liberating not to have to worry if a photo is slightly kitschy; I think it suits the genre. Later a suitable greeting may be inserted in the dark area N-W of its head.

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
D500 + Tamron 150-600mm (@500mm) 1/640 f10 ISO560

The border was formed in PS using the Negative Preset in Curves on an Elliptical Marquee Tool selection.

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That is a creative use of the elliptical marquee tool ! I’m not sure about the light border, but then, dark would probably not have worked either.

A holiday Magpie! Wonderful new take! I associate them with summer in our high and dry western mountains.

I LOVE the vignette!

Mike, this fits the season very well and has a strong “greeting card” feeling with the vignette. It took a minute to recognize the bird, which is a great addition.