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SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO400~F8~1/1000sec~manual exposure~8-2 2009~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
CS4/Topaz Clean2
Instead of my usual Topaz Adjust fine detail, I used a burn brush in CS4. Then TopazClean2, CS4 B&W adjustment, and finally history brush to bring back the yellows.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill
Bill, Really nice details in the wings and I love the hanging feet-"my favorite" I like the effect applied-it's subtle. I might try to lighten the wings and bird a bit in areas just a touch. I like the composition.
Hi Bill, Good comp and I like what you did with the selective color. The bird really pops in the image...
Neat image and treatment, Bill. I think as Denise noted a little selective lightening on the bird would be nice and I myself might tone down the feet just a little - I know that is probably their actual color but it looks too saturated against the b&w tones to me. Love that hint of color at the eye!
Very nice image, Bill. I like the pose and great use of selective color. The topaz effect is perfect, it brings out the details while remaining subtle. Well done!
Thank you Denise, Dave, Julie and Christopher! regards~Bill
I love the textures on this. Which program to you use for that?
Michael; I'm not sure which textures. Anyway, here is exactly what I did;
CS4 -new layer(Ctrl/Shift/ N) mode: Overlay, check Fill with Overlay-neutral color(50%gray), use black with regular brush (5-10% opacity), paint in details that are already there, but less obvious. Flatten image, then Topaz Clean 2 -Stylize Details. Followed by history brush to paint over areas that were yellow.
regards~Bill
