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Arthur Morris
11-08-2011, 03:11 PM
Original created during a snow squall on the recently concluded Homer IPT. Lady D was along. Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 130mm). ISO 1600. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/640 sec. at f/2.8. Had to focus manually as best I could as AF caught the snow.... Once I saw this on the laptop I knew what I wanted to do: single frame Photomatix HDR Tone-mapped and tweaked off the first natural looking preset: Enhancer Default. Then NIK Color Efex tonal contrast at 80%. Overlaid that on the original and painted away the eagle so that the original showed through.....

Don't be shy: let me know if you love it or hate it or anything in between.
denise ippolito
11-08-2011, 05:33 PM
It has a surreal, confetti look. Very interesting and different. I like it. The lone eagle really makes this special.
Andrew McLachlan
11-08-2011, 07:42 PM
Hi Arthur, this looks like it would be a great scene without the processing you did as well. Agree with Denise that the eagle makes this shot work. I like the processing...it almost looks like a texture was applied. Lovely!
Arthur Morris
11-08-2011, 08:23 PM
Thanks Andrew. Here is the original converted at my Photoshop defaults...
Indranil Sircar
11-08-2011, 08:47 PM
Artie, this looks great! The colors of the lichen have come out well. The lone eagle and snow flakes makes this surreal.
Andrew McLachlan
11-08-2011, 08:54 PM
Thanks for posting the original. That is a killer cliff face. I like the fallen tree to the right of the Eagle. Maybe a smidge of 'tonal contrast' to the cliff face to make it pop a little more.:S3:
Maureen Allen
11-08-2011, 10:24 PM
This is truly lovely, Artie. I like the colors and mood you've set here. The lone eagle is perfect.
Arthur Morris
11-09-2011, 07:37 AM
Thanks all. Andrew, this has been Tonal Contasted :). Maureen, there were two eagles...
Maureen Allen
11-09-2011, 08:37 AM
Maureen, there were two eagles...

OOPS, I missed that. I guess that's what happens when you try to look at images on a 10" netbook. :bg3:
Arthur Morris
11-09-2011, 09:26 AM
OOPS, I missed that. I guess that's what happens when you try to look at images on a 10" netbook. :bg3:

No, that is not the problem. I Quick Mask covered the 2nd eagle as it was barely visible :e3.
Dave Mills
11-09-2011, 04:59 PM
Hi Art, nice effect along with soft coloration. Wish only the eagle was a bit bigger. Without a descriptive title it would be hard to recognize...
Cheryl Slechta
11-09-2011, 07:38 PM
Artie, it really does look like a Seurat - I like it a lot:S3: (that rhymes:bg3:)