Dagnabit! SJCarter left me a comment saying that I had an issue with my edit and the selective masking I did....son of a gun....he was right. I didn't see it at all and really had to look for it - but it is there. A GREAT comment by SJC and another reason this site is so fantastic! I will fix this before I end up printing it!
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Yes, there is a sign of selective masking over the righthand bush.. I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read your Photographers Comments. Otherwise, this is an excellent image and well worth the 6+ score. Congrats!
This would have been a 10 if not for the editing artifacts above/around the bush on the right. Looks like you forgot to smooth out the edge when you cut around it. Still... Beautiful tonal range and composition.