Marsh Dwellers

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited January 11, 2009 in Wildlife
More CS4 practice. A composite of two shots at Horicon Marsh.

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Too fake looking?

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  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    No, I think it looks good Ric! The heron in front could be darkened up a bit in my opinion! thumb.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Wow. Talk about seamless. You did a great job marrying the two photos. The perspective (the size of the green heron) may be a bit off. It seems too big but not by much. Overall though, you did a great job.
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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    More CS4 practice. A composite of two shots at Horicon Marsh.

    Boy Ric, all those birds in the background looks some of the wetlands down in Florida.
    Send a few my way. Not many hanging around down here this year. When the lakes are down we had tons of birds. Now that the lakes are full.. not so many. Hardly any hawks this year, just a couple Harriers and I haven't seen any Red-Tails for a month or so. Last year hundreds of hawks (of all kinds) this year.. just two..rolleyes1.gif

    Nice CS4 work.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Wow, really good. clap.gif
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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Wow. Talk about seamless. You did a great job marrying the two photos. The perspective (the size of the green heron) may be a bit off. It seems too big but not by much. Overall though, you did a great job.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 8, 2009
    You realize that if you keep this up, we'll never believe anything you post anymore. rolleyes1.gif

    Super job here, Ric. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    I like it thumb.gif
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  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Nice job! I didn't even know CS4 was out ne_nau.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    BBiggs wrote:
    No, I think it looks good Ric! The heron in front could be darkened up a bit in my opinion! thumb.gif

    Thanks, Brenton.:D

    Yeah...on composites you really have to watch the lighting if you want it to look realistic. These shots were taken near the same time and at a very similar angle...that's why I picked them.

    What's the use of going through all that work if you can't fool someone!rolleyes1.gif
  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Wow ... Speechless am I !!!!
    Great job Ric, I agree with the seamless comment and also think that the heron could be a little smaller maybe.

    This is great! bowdown.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Wow. Talk about seamless. You did a great job marrying the two photos. The perspective (the size of the green heron) may be a bit off. It seems too big but not by much. Overall though, you did a great job.

    Thanks, Stephen. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Boy Ric, all those birds in the background looks some of the wetlands down in Florida.
    Send a few my way. Not many hanging around down here this year. When the lakes are down we had tons of birds. Now that the lakes are full.. not so many. Hardly any hawks this year, just a couple Harriers and I haven't seen any Red-Tails for a month or so. Last year hundreds of hawks (of all kinds) this year.. just two..rolleyes1.gif

    Nice CS4 work.

    Horicon Marsh is the largest catail marsh in the US. Lots of places to hide.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Wow, really good. clap.gif
    Thanks, Dan.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    leaforte wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif
    :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    You realize that if you keep this up, we'll never believe anything you post anymore. rolleyes1.gif

    Super job here, Ric. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Thanks, Joel. :D

    There won't be too many of these...just takes too long.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2009
    bfjr wrote:
    I like it thumb.gif

    Thanks, Ben.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2009
    Mark Edell wrote:
    Nice job! I didn't even know CS4 was out ne_nau.gif

    Well this is the "CS" you need to take a look at!

    Thanks, Mark.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2009
    bhowdy wrote:
    Wow ... Speechless am I !!!!
    Great job Ric, I agree with the seamless comment and also think that the heron could be a little smaller maybe.

    This is great! bowdown.gif

    Thanks a lot, Bob. :D
  • JeffCanonJeffCanon Registered Users Posts: 97 Big grins
    edited January 10, 2009
    DOF looks unnatural, IMO the background should be extremely blurred
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    great job on the psing Ric...thumb.gif

    .but to me it looks like a giant mutated green heron freak & I'm looking for Godzilla or mothra to break into the photo to battle it.rolleyes1.gif


    I'm thinking maybe if you blur the background a bit more it would help
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    JeffCanon wrote:
    DOF looks unnatural, IMO the background should be extremely blurred
    Actually, one of the reasons I bothered with this composite was to increase DOF.

    You might like this version better.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    great job on the psing Ric...thumb.gif

    Thanks, Dave. :D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Nice work Ric. clap.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Nice work Ric. clap.gif

    Thanks, Harry. :D
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