Hi All
Do you have some suggestions about what, if anything, can be done to smooth the bg to the right of the bird. I have tried a couple different blur layers (box and gaussian), but the distracting branches still hang in there.
Of course, all C & C's are much appreciated.
Cheers
Gail
Canon 50D with 500mm +1.4TC, f/5.6, 1/350 sec, aperture priority with 1EV, pattern metering, ISO 400
Gail, I've played around with the healing brush tool sometimes and have been successful. It wants to blend all the colors and textures together. First, mask off the bird first so it doesn't pick up any of the birds colors. I did a quick mask and inverted the selection and then used the healing brush. This took me about 60 seconds. I only did the right side, but it gives yo an idea. If you work a little harder I think you can get a great background. Good Luck....
Wonderful shot of a beautiful bird and what a great moment in time. I cannot top Richard's advise, looks like this great picture will be a wall hanger for sure - great moment in nature capture.
Cedar Waxwing
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