Hi Bryan...
I will replace your "Pelican looking for Lunch" with the revised version. Looks better, more naturally, IMO.
I should clarify my point about sharpening. Some photographers post-process their pictures in a loss-less file format (e.g. TIF) or a loss-less workflow to a final point without or with only basic sharpening. For different purposes of further use (printing, web, etc.), they create different copies of their processed master file.
E.g. for a mini-challenge, they resize a copy of the processed master file to 800px. Then they sharpen to their taste. Finally, they convert it to a JPEG file and upload it as an original to their host site.
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Best regards
Wertdinger