Inspiring Photo: What Love will Bring.... #618728

What Love will Bring....

Uploaded: November 17, 2004 19:34:10

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Was a photo of one Blue Jay on a fence to which I Layered, Feathered and Merged Bird parts from several other Blue Jay photos to construct the other four birds, and Presto!... it's the family he never knew he had! Used the distort tool to give the kids the funky hair styles to add a bit of a fun element to it.

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Audrea Telkamp November 17, 2004

Wow Eric!! Amazing seamless edit work!! I love the kids' "hair"! Great composition and color! #189340

Kathleen R. Struckle November 17, 2004

Just awesome Eric!! Love it! #922411

Sharon Day November 17, 2004

Cute cute cute!!! I love the whole composition! Very creative!!! Great job! #922446

Ronald Balthazor November 18, 2004

"They're Your Kids" Very nice work, Eric. #922696

Eric Highfield November 18, 2004

Thank you Audrea, Kathleen, Sharon,and Ronald for you nice comments! Just thought I'd do one purely for the fun it for a change. I'm glad you've enjoyed it! #923611

Debbie Fleri November 18, 2004

This is just to cute,,,very eye catching in the thumbnails...WoW that sounds like it was a lot of work too...
Except for the fact that they just look like smaller adult bluejays,,,they almost look real to someone who didn't know birds...very very cute...

Debbie : ) #923860

Judy S. Fung November 18, 2004

Fantastic, Eric! Great work, title and comp. #923888

Murry Grigsby November 18, 2004

Super job on this Eric! Great computer work and I love the babies :0) #923985

Kelly Abernathy November 18, 2004

So fun! Gotta love those hairstyles :) I love the comp and the work Eric. I'm so glad to see you back. Talk to you soon. -K #924401

Paula Showen November 18, 2004

AWESOME! Love this, Eric! Nice manipulation! #924691

Cynthia M. Wiles November 18, 2004

WOW!!! Excellent work Eric!!
Cindy #924695

Eric Highfield November 19, 2004

Thanks eveyone, your comments are greatly appreciated!!

Debbie, you've given me an idea. If I ever get in to mood to do a revision, I'll increase the size of the eyes on the babies by about 10%, and add a few tufts of downy feathers poping out at random places and see how that looks. It should make the little ones appear more genuinely babyish. Thanks! #925929

Pamela K November 21, 2004

Very cute idea and excellently executed (if not biologically correct, but oh well...) I love the title and the composition! Excellent!

Pam #930354

Eric Highfield November 22, 2004

Thanks, Pam! He he he... I guess you can't fool an Ecologist!! We can take comfort in the fact that these unusual Blue Jays were the product of a digital manipulation and not a genetic one! :-) #931668

Karma Wilson November 29, 2004

First time I've seen this and had to say, "HOW CUTE!!!!" It really gave me a smile!

Karma #945290

Sharon Day December 15, 2004

Congratulations, Eric!!! I just love this one! Good luck on the next round! #974358

Lucia De Giovanni December 15, 2004

Congratulations on your Finalist Eric! #974536

Jim Kinnunen December 15, 2004

Congrats on a very creative image Eric!! #974627

Pamela K December 15, 2004

Congrats Eric!!! I still love this shot! It makes me grin!

Pam #974633

Patricia Marroquin December 16, 2004

Wow! Missed this last month. I hope it wins big, Eric! This is fabulous! #974842

Tammy McAllister December 16, 2004

Congratulations on another great finalist! #975183

Amy N. Cappelli December 16, 2004

congratulations! #975318

Diane Addonizio December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Eric! #975417

Barbara Kehoe December 16, 2004

wonderful job Eric, congratulations #975626

Patricia A. Kuniega December 16, 2004

Everyone's looking around like "How did we get here?" "Who done it?" Needless to say this is a hoot and a marvelous creation Eric! Congrats! #975712

Darren K. Fisher December 16, 2004

WOW once again, this is so very creative and well done. Very well deserved finalist. Best of luck next round. #976038

Eric Highfield December 16, 2004

Thanks, Everyone...going bug-eyed with bird parts was worth it! Thanks for your kind comments!! #976048

Judy S. Fung December 16, 2004

Congrats, Eric! #976802

Karen Engelbreth December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Eric! #976803

Susan T. Evans December 16, 2004

Congrats Eric, absolutely awesome! #977248

Ellen Peach December 16, 2004

Congrats, Eric!!! #977730

Lisa Deaton December 16, 2004

Really love this image, hope it goes all the way. Congrats!! #977802

Laurence Saliba December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Eric! some great work there! #978073

Mary K. Robison December 16, 2004

Super job on this, Eric - a VERY well-earned finalist! Congrats, and best of luck with it in the next round! #978231

Nobu Nagase December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Eric!!!
Super work, super image, well deserved. #979507

Dolores Neilson December 16, 2004

I find this image hilarious!! And your comment made me chuckle too! This is superb, Eric! Very nicely done! Congrats! #979564

Audrea Telkamp December 16, 2004

Wooohooo!!!! Congratulations Eric!!!!! #979821

Eric Highfield December 22, 2004

Thank you all so much!! #992618

Patricia Adams January 01, 2005

Awesome job Eric... What a fun image!Congratulations on a well deserved win! #1006718

Eric Highfield January 24, 2005

Thank you, Patricia! #1061392

Terrill Province October 19, 2005

LOL ~ just discovered your gallery, courtesy POTD love everything in it!

This image is a scream! Love what you've done ~ great sense of humor ~ congratulations!!! #1969915

May 13, 2006

Beautiful image! Congrats! Jen #2759921

Eric Highfield May 14, 2006

Thank you, Terrill & Jen! #2761971

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