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Stephen and Derek;
Image is not mine so I don't know if it is manupuilated or not, but it is quite common to get that pixalation effect at the edge of a contrasty subject/Background when you resize original image for web. That to me by no means is an indicative of photoshop. In fact if I was to photoshop one such an image, I would make sure to blur the edge to prevent one such a thought as a person doing pp, usually enlarge his field at magnifications several times higher than what a naked viewer eye at the end is expected to see. Then the unsharpness seen at infinity is quit similar to the birds' so may be they are both from the same lens. I personally have a feeling that it is all natural but well I am also spaculating.

I definitely go with Lello. No mater how you look at it, it is brillient and senses tell you,it is naturally possible but one in ? chances. Bringing us back to the that chance elements in the success of a photographer.