That is much better. The previous technique gave it a sort of cut and paste look.

If I have things to remove, I tend to use the clone tool with a feathered edge rather than blurring out problems. Some problems are better off blurred, but cloning can help remove a lot of them.

Here's a shot of a Rock Rattlesnake we took this week. I was unhappy with the bright rock under his head.

Here he is with the rock cloned out -

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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas