Hiking La Chua Trail

[Cheryl Slechta]

I took a day of vacation to hike La Chua Trail on Paynes Prairie one last time before the Sandhills left this year
and when I got there they seemed to have had the same idea:) Do the birds facing away send this to the trash
pile or does it portray a story that makes it a keeper?

Comments and suggestions greatly appreciated:)

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Cheryl


Canon 30D
Canon 100-400L, f/8, 1/200, ISO 320, tripod, slight crop, nr and sharpening,

[Harold Davis]

hi cheryl. i like the image, but i think this is a prime example of why clean frame edges are better. i did a quick and dirty version to show you what it would look like. i used the clone tool, but quick masks would have been better. i also did some shadow adjustments too. hope you dont mind what i did.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Harold - Thanks so much and you're right about the edges and the shadow adjustment. I'm getting handy
with the clone tool but quick masks are something I'm not sure I know how to do. Your fix improved it a lot.:)

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Cheryl

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great image Cheryl, specially like the soft feel of the Bg.
Harold's re post compliments the image very well.
Regards,

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Cheryl,
I like the capture, the color rendition is good...agree with Doctor Davis' advice...the repost puts it over the top...looking forward to more...good show...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Nice repost MR H - the cut off birds were definitely a distraction. Like the colours and the overall scene.
To my eyes feels like it needs some CW rotation.

Thanks for sharing :)

[Alfred Forns]

Great re post Harold !!! Getting rid of the partial birds did it !!! About the other thing I wish you would have avoided is the head merge but actually only have one !!! Neat !!!