Posting Before & After Shots

[MrFotoFool]

One from last night: a great horned owl leaving its nest to hunt for the night. I had discovered it two weeks ago (at Catalina State Park, Arizona) and saw the direction it flew off at dusk. I lined myself up this time hoping it would go the same way, which it did. My longer telephoto is only f5.6 so I had to use my 70-200 f2.8 and crop in post. I knew I wouldn't be able to track it with autofocus in the low light so I prefocused in manual a few feet in front of the nest and rapid fired as it flew off, hoping it would be in focus in one image, which it was. Image was seriously underexposed as you can see, but I was able to process it to be visible yet keep the feeling of dusk/night.

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[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Black Crowned Night Heron - very early morning. Not everyone's idea of editing - but I dislike messy backgrounds in my own photos. This is not background replacement - just edited with mostly motion blur. Thanks for looking.

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[BAL Land]

Black Crowned Night Heron - very early morning. Not everyone's idea of editing - but I dislike messy backgrounds in my own photos. This is not background replacement - just edited with mostly motion blur. Thanks for looking.

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I really like the edit, and the shot! Perhaps the shadows could be lifted a tad more?

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

I really like the edit, and the shot! Perhaps the shadows could be lifted a tad more?

Thank you kindly. Today I like it - who knows if I still will like it next week, then I might go lighter

Edit - lifting it slightly does look nice - you are right

 

[MrFotoFool]

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[Bud Ralston]

Interested in posting some before and after shots or just posting images in a different way. Using tables is relatively simple. It may seem daunting at first but have a crack by following these instructions.

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Thanks very much. I just learned something new!

 

[DougC]

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Original image. Background after Generative AI.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Doug, from what I can see you did a good job. I think the trick with GF is to use it a lot to practice, to see how it works, to fine-tune it, and to judge when to use it and when not. I hate messy backgrounds so I practice a lot.

 

[Stiga]

I just want to put my complaint in about this thread. It just cost me $2800 for a new computer!

Wow, that's a lot. I bought a Dell 2 yrs ago for half that and it does all I need with any graphics I throw at it

Martin

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Wow, that's a lot. I bought a Dell 2 yrs ago for half that and it does all I need with any graphics I throw at it

Martin

Need and want are two very very different things...

 

[Stiga]

A Second attempt at side by side

Workflow: DxO PL6 > SNS-HDR > tweaks in PS/ACR

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[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

A Second attempt at side by side

Workflow: DxO PL6 > SNS-HDR > tweaks in PS/ACR

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Stiga, this is definitely an improvement with the background slightly blurred.
Which version of PS do you have? I assume then you shot this in raw?

 

[Stiga]

Stiga, this is definitely an improvement with the background slightly blurred.
Which version of PS do you have? I assume then you shot this in raw?

Many Thanks. Yes it was from a RAW image - I always shoot RRAW and always bracket my shots. I have the 2023 version of PS

Martin

 

[Stiga]

Before	After ptocessing in DxO PL6 SNS-HDR and Luminar
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[MrFotoFool]

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[AlanB313]

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Thanks for posting a new addition to a very interesting older thread I didn't know existed, as it was active before I joined the forum. Fun to read through, I have a lot to learn about PP. Lots of great photos!

 

[MrFotoFool]

I took these white-crowned sparrows this morning and ended up with two sets of two images. On one pair of images, the front bird is looking at me and the rear bird is looking left. On the other pair of images, the front bird is looking left and the rear bird is looking at me. On each pair of images, the camera focused on the front bird on one and the rear bird on the other. To get both in focus and both looking left, I used the one where front bird is in focus facing left as the main image. I used the one where rear bird is in focus and facing left and grabbed its head and body. I did this by layering the two images, making the rear bird image the bottom layer, and erasing just that part from the top layer so the bottom bird shows through. Finishing touches in NIK Color Efex (used in Photoshop Elements).

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[MrFotoFool]

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[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Bring all elements together as my vision for this scene is executed.

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[DougC]

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Well done.

 

[DougC]

Critiques on this edit appreciated! Both files downsized for posting.

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Good job on the bird and sky but I would suggest darkening the branch.

 

[DougC]

Black Crowned Night Heron - very early morning. Not everyone's idea of editing - but I dislike messy backgrounds in my own photos. This is not background replacement - just edited with mostly motion blur. Thanks for looking.

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Well done.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Well done.

Thank you kindly

 

[MrFotoFool]

My last post (#93 above) was one week ago when I wanted to do the dead saguaro by flashlight (torch to non-Americans) but the flashlight I had was too weak. Tonight I went back to the same dead saguaro with a stronger light (actually an LED bike light).

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[MrFotoFool]

A group of spotted sandpipers in flight, taken last night at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson (USA).

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