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Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 12, 2010 10:44:17 GMT
Being prevented by rains from going out to bird allows one to go back to past captures and invest some time in minor digital surgery. Here's one such capture - the BIF is pixel sharp and nearly full frame but part of its wingtips was cut off. This is an unprocessed and uncropped full frame, just resized to 750x500.  And here's the version with two feather tips reconstucted and some canvas added at the top. I used the third feather from the top as a donor.  Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea, migrant) Shooting info - San Juan, Batangas, February 12, 2010, 7D + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, 560 mm, f/5.6, ISO 250, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, near full frame, 49.7 m distance.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Aug 12, 2010 11:05:54 GMT
Excellent surgical work on the bird. It looks like it swallowed a whole bangus as the pouch looks rounded and full. Sometime I wonder if we also look like that after a meal. LOL. Thank you for sharing the wonder of photo shop. Well done Romy. Mabuhay.
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Post by Mark Itol on Aug 12, 2010 11:13:54 GMT
The operation is a success, Ka Mastah. Impeccable reconstruction.
I think I have several captures that would benefit from feather transplant. ;D
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Post by Elvin Sansona on Aug 12, 2010 13:01:03 GMT
Nice obra mastah! |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Aug 12, 2010 13:05:41 GMT
very nice recovery!
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Post by alainpascua on Aug 12, 2010 14:05:17 GMT
Very successful cloning Ka Mastah! I've thought at first that you would get the wing tips from another picture having the same and transplant it to your obra. But you did the cloning, and yes!
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Post by JV Noriega on Aug 12, 2010 14:11:30 GMT
Fantastic shot mastah! And it did not get find its way to the trash bin due to your mastery of digital art as well!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Aug 13, 2010 3:09:54 GMT
That's a masterful technique. I don't think anyone could have guessed that you "added" that wing tip there! Simply aaaamazing!!
Oh, and I'd like to point out your masterful use of the 7D with the 400 f/2.8 to achieve a shutter speed of 1/200 at ISO 250! That lens truly ROCKS!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 13, 2010 4:17:10 GMT
Thanks folks for the comments! Very successful cloning Ka Mastah! I've thought at first that you would get the wing tips from another picture having the same and transplant it to your obra. But you did the cloning, and yes! Yes Alain, if I've another frame with similar wing position, that would've been a much simpler procedure. I've to use a lot of rotation, resizing and distortion on the cloned feather to match it to the host. That's a masterful technique. I don't think anyone could have guessed that you "added" that wing tip there! Simply aaaamazing!! Oh, and I'd like to point out your masterful use of the 7D with the 400 f/2.8 to achieve a shutter speed of 1/200 at ISO 250! That lens truly ROCKS! Hehe.... Bobby, the 7D's AF is as good as the best when using f/4 lenses. |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Aug 13, 2010 6:24:19 GMT
Magnificent cosmetic job, Doctor Ocon! I have to learn how to apply botox in Photoshop! |
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