Trying to add canvas????

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Good morning Gang. I could use some help here. I need to add some canvas top and bottom, as i have plenty of room Rt to Lt. I purchased the Kelby CS4 book, however i've spent two hrs, unsuccessfully trying to add canvas. Could someone walk me thru this, or direct me to a tutorial. I'll also post over in the workflow section.. unless you feel the photo is Trash?
Thks don
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.1.0
Shooting Date/Time 6/26/2010 7:00:19 PM
Author DON_HAMILTON_JR.flyinghamiltons@comcast.net
Copyright Notice 2010
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/60
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 1000
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 700.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off

[Mike Tracy]

I have found the instructions in pane #18 to be helpful.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41898

Nice image. I don't think you really need any more on the bottom but everyone has his own ideas.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I replied to your thread in wildlife. Let me know if you have any questions.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Axel, thks so much! Really appreciate the help!
Here's the redo...don

[Axel Hildebrandt]

You are very welcome!

[Sandra K. Mathews-Benham]

Adorable image! Nice job adding canvas--I, too, just learned how to do that.

[Gary Hamilton]

Thanks for this tutorial--very easy to follow and very helpful. I noticed that in PS CS5, you need to right click after making your marquee tool selection in order to extend the selected area to the blank canvas area. If you don't right click, you lose the selection if you follow the tutorial's directions for that step.