i have so many titmouses and chickadee's and cardinals around that i sometimes don't even take a picture of them, but then again, if it weren't for them i sometimes wouldn't have anything to shoot.:o
I was curious about the blurring around the crown and wood. I've seen this in other members photos submitted to BPN as well. Is this for effect, from PS cloning tool or something else? Being part of this forum for about two weeks, I am still ignorant on style and such. Any help clearing this matter would be appreciated.
Stefan - I think what you are seeing is PS cloning - My guess would be the background has been replaced by what you see here.
Personally I have nothing against doing this.. however I do believe that you should make mention of t in your post, others may disagree - just my owm personal opinion :)
Hi Mike,
I like the capture and the clean background...a few points to consider for improvement and image enhancement...the image is a tad under exposed, you need to open up the blacks in the bird...the head angle is a little off, it needs some CCW rotation and a slight head tilt down. I see cloning artifact from the post processing on the left side of the perch and also in the upper right hand side of the background; I would also give Mr. Bird some extra head room at the top...I do like the details in the feathers and the increase in the shutter speed...looking forward to your next one...:cool:
Hi Mike, Nice looking photo and bird. It does look like a bit more PShop work is req'd. Like the idea of a slight rotation. Nice details and good eye contact. Any of the three birds you mentioned Mike all look good in a photo, poses all change. Looking forward to next one. Dave
thanks, the cloning is always a problem causing blur if you use a soft brush. Gus, thanks for your comment, i always learn from you.
thanks again from all of you, and, Stefan, you can learn a lot around here.
Here is a photo of the Titmouse touched-up in PS with some cloning work, lightening of the back area and around the eye, and slight adjustments in the sky area. When cloning, I typically will look first at texture and determine if it is to be repetitiously patterned or not. That determines what I sample when cloning. If there is little to no repetition, I usually will sample different areas (which is wood in this case), and intersperse them close together. Using the keyboard commands, especially Edit-Undo, is invaluable during this process. If you are using PS, you may want to try out different brush sizes and hardnesses of the brushes, along with adjusting the brushes opacity to obtain the desired effect. It takes some getting used to, but before long it's like second nature. And last but not least, even wood and other parts of nature, will have at least some type of pattern to it, whether it's grain or color, etc.
Hi Mike Very good base image Just the little extra touches in PS When doing the cloning try zooming in so you can be more precise, does help a lot.
Doing mayor changes to the image, bg or otherwise, should normally be disclosed is a good habit. Here we don't usually since it is easily noticed most of the time and we are not trying to get away with anything.
I like the re post Stefan, excellent PS work !!! ... btw I'm glad the original and re post had room for the virtual tail !!! :)
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