Hi,
Well this is my first attempt at compiling 3 images together...I did not use automerge in CS3..(I tried but could not make it work) I did it by "hand"...not sure what a print will look like however please feel free to share comments and suggestions...!! Photo was taken this past Sunday.
Thank you for looking...!!
Best to All,
Michael
PS I have at least 2 more of this sequence after it landed - one with the wings tucked in and the next with his head dipping to pick up a minnow, however thought that might be too many images for one photo....??
I agree that 3 frames where good for this post otherwise it gets too small. But for home printing, do more. I have sequences of Sandhill Cranes landing from Bosque 72 inches long.
You hand stitching looks good. BTW, for my sandhill crane image, I hand stitched it too. PS cannot work it out and I don't expect it too.
Because the light is coming from behind, it is very strong with deep shadows on the bird. I like the drama and graphic look but want to give you some additional ideas for processing so did the following on the repost.
1) Reverse S-Curve using a curves adjustment.
2) Levels adjustment to lighten it up. Using center midtone slider.
3) Selective Color where I added black to the black and neutral channels.
4) Shadows/Highlights on a BG copy where I did a bit of shadow correction and added midtone contrast with the dedicated slider.
If you go to this link you will see specifics on this corrections.
If you have any questions on the processing please let me know. If you have it, I would add more room to the front of the image to the bird has room to land into.
I think you want to be, tonality wise somewhere between where I reposted and what you posted.
Last edited by Robert Amoruso; 09-18-2008 at 01:56 PM.
Dear Bob, Wow, Great..thank you...I had to add canvass a couple of times to accomodate for the width. My "original" size is 12 x 40....Kind of would like to make it 18 high but not sure about that. The changes you made are excellent and I will try to apply same to the original. I will try all of your modifications...and hope to match yours.
Thank you again,
Michael
Michael,
I'll admit that I've not attempted an image like this myself, but I do wish that it had been framed a little more loosely so that the reflections were included in the frame.
Hi David,
Yes it would have been nice, however in this particular case the reflections were not cut off..this is the way the images were taken...actually I had more room at the top...
Thank you for taking the time to look and critique!
Michael
Funny, with pano images I always think about landscapes, but this works very well too! I believe the best presentation lies somewhere between your version and Robert's.
I have to agree with David that in this case I would like more of the reflections. Having said that, it is well done and no evidence of the stitching. Robert's repost is a plus.