Green Heron

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited December 9, 2007 in Wildlife
Removed a messy background in this composite.

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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Removed a messy background in this composite.

    227403381-XL.jpg

    Wonderful capture Ric. How did you remove the messy background? I have lots of messy backgrounds I'd like to removerolleyes1.gif
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    Jack
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Nice composite. If you hadn't had said anything, I never would have known.
    Stephen
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    awesome job in pp Ric
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Good shot Ric. I could use your help my messy background. I'll e-mail you my ex-wife's address. :D
    Harry
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good shot Ric. I could use your help my messy background. I'll e-mail you my ex-wife's address. :D

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    Stephen
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    :nono rolleyes1.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good shot Ric. I could use your help my messy background. I'll e-mail you my ex-wife's address. :D

    Thanks, Harry. :D

    The past is the past...( I'll refrain from a SA comment)...but you did make me laugh!thumb.gif
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    Nice shot, Ric. Love the detail and color in the heron.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good shot Ric. I could use your help my messy background. I'll e-mail you my ex-wife's address. :D



    Harry, forget the e-mail address. Ship your ex to Ric. I understand blue barrels do nicely. :D




    ...and for those who don't know me - I am just kidding and picking on Harry. :ivar
    Dixie
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Wonderful capture Ric. How did you remove the messy background? I have lots of messy backgrounds I'd like to removerolleyes1.gif

    Thanks, John! :D
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 3, 2007
    Beautiful capture on that greenie, Ric. thumb.gif

    The PS'd background looks fine.
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Nice shot Ric - and well done on the BG. thumb.gif

    What did you change as a matter of interest?
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Nice shot Ric - and well done on the BG. thumb.gif

    What did you change as a matter of interest?

    Here's the unedited (except for cropping) image.

    228463063-XL.jpg

    Thanks, Al. :D
  • sandeep_aggarwalsandeep_aggarwal Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    WOW....the "de-cluttering" has a tremendous effect on emphasizing the sharpness of the green heron. Please do share your technique. Very nicely done.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    awesome job in pp Ric

    Thanks, Dave. :D
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    VERY nicely done Ric! I would never have guessed that much PP thumb.gif
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    Nice one Ric!
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2007
    Dixie wrote:
    Nice shot, Ric. Love the detail and color in the heron.

    Thanks, Dixie! :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2007
    kdog wrote:
    Beautiful capture on that greenie, Ric. thumb.gif

    The PS'd background looks fine.

    Thanks, Joel. :D
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2007
    I gotta tell ya Ric I dig the unedited version, very much
    more natural and honest to me.......... Honest but just MHO thumb.gif
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2007
    Good capture Ric
    and good job on the PS
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    Russ
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2007
    sandeep_aggarwal wrote:
    WOW....the "de-cluttering" has a tremendous effect on emphasizing the sharpness of the green heron. Please do share your technique. Very nicely done.

    Thanks! :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice one Ric!

    Thanks, Glenn. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    I gotta tell ya Ric I dig the unedited version, very much
    more natural and honest to me.......... Honest but just MHO thumb.gif

    Time on my hands....just wanted to see what I could do.

    I'm keeping the original! :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Good capture Ric
    and good job on the PS
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    Thank you, Russ. :D
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    Excellent PS Ric, but I'm closer to Ben's comment that the background isn't all that bad. Although both images are very well done, I'd probably blur the back just enough to bring the attention onto the bird and walk away. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    William
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2007
    dallas wrote:
    Excellent PS Ric, but I'm closer to Ben's comment that the background isn't all that bad. Although both images are very well done, I'd probably blur the back just enough to bring the attention onto the bird and walk away. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks for your comments, William. :D
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