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    Default Red Tailed Hawk with Clipped Wing -- Need Advice How to Repair

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    Hi Everyone, I remember reading Artie's blog on how to repair a clipped wing and now have an image that I would like to use as practice. Here is the picture. I can't seem to find it, please advise where to look. Thank you. Loi

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    Hi Loi, is this the only shot you have of this bird or do you have another similar one where the top wing is within the frame?

    I tend to use the wing from another shot to pick out the missing feathers/section and add them to the image you want.

    If you dont have another image then its a bit more tedious and maybe someone else has a more efficient way of doing it

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    I'm not much on reconstructing a wing tip like this, but it is doable and OK to do so, just personal choice. Do you have another frame where you can use the wing tip? For me though, I'd rather crop at left or above (or both) to make a more decisive "cut" rather than an accidental "clip".
    Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 05-31-2013 at 05:22 AM.

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    yes, Shane and Daniel, I have another shot with the right wing not clipped. This shot is not that great, but it would be a useful thing for me to learn CS6. Thanks. Loi

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    So my quick process would be:

    1. Open both files in PS
    2. Using lasso tool, quick select or layer mask, select the area of the wing you want to move over to the new file
    3. Move this to a new layer
    4. Right click over the newly created layer and Copy to the filename of the picture with the clipped wing
    5. You should now see this layer above the background layer of the clipped picture
    6. First add canvas and content fill so that you have space for the feathers
    7. Highlight the wingtip layer and press CTRL+T
    8. You should now be able to move this layer about and rotate, expand etc
    9. Reduce the opacity so you can see the layer beneath and place it exactly where you need it
    10. You may need to adjust the tone/brightness of this layer to match

    This is the way I tend to do it but sometimes it needs layering of multiple feathers

    I am using CS5 so not sure if there are any differences in the process flow

    I am sure there are other ways to do it but that's my approach

    Hope it helps

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    Puppet warp, first introduced in CS5, makes if easy to reposition existing wingtip elements in exactly the right positions.
    I find it to be more useful on wingtip repair than just the transform capabilities on difficult problems.

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    i am against too much processing and changes after the photo is taken, the only things that i do is sharpening , noise reduction and lighter or darker ?n
    Last edited by John Chardine; 05-31-2013 at 09:28 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shane shacaluga View Post
    So my quick process would be:

    1. Open both files in PS
    2. Using lasso tool, quick select or layer mask, select the area of the wing you want to move over to the new file
    3. Move this to a new layer
    4. Right click over the newly created layer and Copy to the filename of the picture with the clipped wing
    5. You should now see this layer above the background layer of the clipped picture
    6. First add canvas and content fill so that you have space for the feathers
    7. Highlight the wingtip layer and press CTRL+T
    8. You should now be able to move this layer about and rotate, expand etc
    9. Reduce the opacity so you can see the layer beneath and place it exactly where you need it
    10. You may need to adjust the tone/brightness of this layer to match

    This is the way I tend to do it but sometimes it needs layering of multiple feathers

    I am using CS5 so not sure if there are any differences in the process flow

    I am sure there are other ways to do it but that's my approach

    Hope it helps
    Thank you Shane, it took me a while to get the wing tip from the other photo in - CS6 is a little bit different - but then I ran out of time. Will do more more practice later this weekend.

    Loi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Nelson View Post
    Puppet warp, first introduced in CS5, makes if easy to reposition existing wingtip elements in exactly the right positions.
    I find it to be more useful on wingtip repair than just the transform capabilities on difficult problems.
    Hi Don, this seems like a very powerful tool, it will take me a while to learn, but thank you for pointing out.

    Loi

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    Quote Originally Posted by van bogaert erik View Post
    i am against to mutch processing and changes after the photo is taken, the only things that i do is sharpening , noise reduction and lighter or darker ?n
    Thank you for your opinion here, but that is not this thread is all about. Loi

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