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    Good evening everyone.
    I like this pelican image but am at a stanstill about what to do about the background. My Photoshop skills have defeated me trying to replace this images background, :confused:
    I captured this Pelican just before landing and was so disapponted when I viewed it on my computer because of the background. :o
    My Canon 40D camera settings were f/8.0, 1/1600sec, Evaluation metering, +.33 EV, ISO 800, WB 5000k, using my 400mm f/5.6L lens and image was created at 8:41am.
    Thanks, bf
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    Hi, I just submitted this this afternoon to http://www.digicamplus.com/ and it is a POTD there now. I still wish the background was fixed.
    BF

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    The pose is so good and the image so sharp, that I would work the background as follows. Creat a Quick Mask of the ugly background. Here are the basic steps for creating a Quick Mask: Q, B (then paint away the offending background), Q, Shift Control I, then Control J. Now do a Gaussian Blur on the background and use the E tool (eraser) to get rid of any fuzziness around the primaries...

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    Thanks Artie, I will give that a try and see if I can pull it off. bf

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    YAW. The dark areas will make it very difficult but it is worth a try...

    lal, artie
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    Well worth working on !!!! Spectacular bird !!!!!

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Incredible action here Bill and tac sharp. Definitely wortth working on. !!!

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    RoxanaRosell
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    Fantastic pose! I like the color of the BG, but would like it more blurred to get this wonderful guy to "come out".
    Any way perfect timing!

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