How do you add-in a missed wing tip?

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There are various methods, but would have to see the image to be specific. You can make a brush, you can use the content aware fill tool, you can use the content aware patch tool, or even the cloning brush. You can copy from another wingtip and transform it to fit the other side. It kind of depends. Post the pic! If it is on the edge of a frame you have to add to the frame and fill the empty space to make room.
 
I don't have a picture right now, but I was trying to think ahead. Your ideas sound good. I probably have a "discarded" photo somewhere to practice on and I'll post one after I attempt the repair. Thanks.
 
Can I use the wingtip from another image in the series to replace the missing tip? Or is there a better way? I know it doesn't look like the best wingtip to use as a replacement... this is about the technique since I have better ones without the clipped wingtip.

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added canvas and cleaned up artifacts on rt. wingtip of Red-shouldered Hawk​
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Not to be flippant, but why not practice shooting as to not miss those wingtips? As far as the image above, aren't the wingtips there, even though they are not separated? I would think to add realistic looking wingtips to this photo would require a lot of practice, as well as a lot of skill.

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I do practice not missing wingtips, but it doesn't always go as planned and I've had my best shot in a series be the one with a clipped wingtip. The primaries of the right wing are cut off and only look sort of OK because I did some clean up in that area. You are right, it looks like it could be a bit too much work to fix it in many cases. With my Canon 5D4 I missed nearly all my BIF shots... obviously operator error because I've seen some nice BIF shots by others with the same camera. However, with my Sony A7R4, it is so much easier... and I'm sure the A9 would do even better but I love the extra pixels for cropping when needed.
 
I don't have a picture right now, but I was trying to think ahead. Your ideas sound good. I probably have a "discarded" photo somewhere to practice on and I'll post one after I attempt the repair. Thanks.

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Can I use the wingtip from another image in the series to replace the missing tip? Or is there a better way? I know it doesn't look like the best wingtip to use as a replacement... this is about the technique since I have better ones without the clipped wingtip.

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added canvas and cleaned up artifacts on rt. wingtip of Red-shouldered Hawk​
wingtip from another in the series​
Sure, you would roughly select the wingtip in the replacement and copy it with ctrl c or the edit menu, go to the pic that needs replacing and paste the image. It will paste in as a new layer. Click this layer and press ctrl t to enter the transform mode and you can now move and resize and rotate until it is close. Add a layer mask from the options below the layers and paint with black to hide the unwanted part or white to reveal a desired part. Ctrl t again as needed to reposition. Then either flatten the image or to keep it nondestuctive use merge visible. You can then clean up with the content aware healing tool, selecting and copying feathers.
 
I actually do this stuff all the time as I love to play with images. I've combined images on birds in flight and on a monkey! Use the layers as described above. Be sure to use 100% or more to check the edges. Use the clone tool to create texture, soften and blend as needed. Content aware is good, too, in some cases but you cannot control it as much as using the spotting tool and the clone tool. Use various percentages to blend images to a realistic look. Go over the entire image when you think you are done to review it as it's easy to miss mistakes. Don't merge to one layer until you are absolutely sure the image is perfect, I've made many mistakes over time; but since I like doing this kind of stuff, I just start over and try again and that's why I've learned so much!
 
I actually do this stuff all the time as I love to play with images. I've combined images on birds in flight and on a monkey! Use the layers as described above. Be sure to use 100% or more to check the edges. Use the clone tool to create texture, soften and blend as needed. Content aware is good, too, in some cases but you cannot control it as much as using the spotting tool and the clone tool. Use various percentages to blend images to a realistic look. Go over the entire image when you think you are done to review it as it's easy to miss mistakes. Don't merge to one layer until you are absolutely sure the image is perfect, I've made many mistakes over time; but since I like doing this kind of stuff, I just start over and try again and that's why I've learned so much!

That's where Ctrl Alt Shift E is handy. It merges all the visible layers into a new layer without getting rid of the existing layers. Plain Ctrl Shift E just merges the visible layers, so I had that wrong before.
 
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