compositing, redux
Andy
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last year, i made up this tutorial on compositing. well, yesterday i made a shot that was begging for some bifs to round out the scene, so i thought i'd refresh the subject.
so, here's the shot. it's nice, but it needs something!
it helps to have birds on hand. i shot these canadian geese about 20 minutes prior to the rusty building, so the light was very similar. it also helps to have a clear sky for easy separation.
there's no right or wrong, but there is probably "better" and "not so better" :lol3 and this is a technique that i use very sparingly. sometimes i get it right, and i hope you like this composite. i think it works well. yeah, the birds could also be made smaller, but heck, in my mind, the flew right over the shed roof and in my fov the second i snapped the shutter
like it or don't like it - that's okay... the point is if you've not tried this, you're in for a treat.
and the final product
main scene, canon 20d with canon 24 f/1.4L aboard, f/8 at 1/500th sec.
birds, canon 20d with canon 300 f/2.8L aboard, f/8 at 1/1000th sec.
enjoy (photoshop shenanigans) photography,
so, here's the shot. it's nice, but it needs something!
it helps to have birds on hand. i shot these canadian geese about 20 minutes prior to the rusty building, so the light was very similar. it also helps to have a clear sky for easy separation.
there's no right or wrong, but there is probably "better" and "not so better" :lol3 and this is a technique that i use very sparingly. sometimes i get it right, and i hope you like this composite. i think it works well. yeah, the birds could also be made smaller, but heck, in my mind, the flew right over the shed roof and in my fov the second i snapped the shutter
like it or don't like it - that's okay... the point is if you've not tried this, you're in for a treat.and the final product
main scene, canon 20d with canon 24 f/1.4L aboard, f/8 at 1/500th sec.
birds, canon 20d with canon 300 f/2.8L aboard, f/8 at 1/1000th sec.
enjoy (photoshop shenanigans) photography,
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I always enjoyed your tutorials. I probably mentioned that already that it was that very foggy horsey of yours that actually made me to look into post processing seriously.
On this one, I have a comment, however. It cries "compositing". Why? Birds are too big. We all know their sizes and manner of flight, so if you think just for a second about the final image, you would have to assume that they flew right through the barn roof:-)
The whole situation can be easily repaired if you make them smaller and put them as if they were just passing by the roof..
With a great respect..
Cheers!
thanks nik - this is great feedback, and if i make it again, i may just make them smaller
here's another:
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I guess my point should have been to make SOMETHING smaller:-).
You started with the barn shot so I naturaly assumed that it's a barn you want to keep.
No problems now:-)
I like these geese.. (on a grill, too:-) Nice pikcha:-)
Cheers!
I very much liked the way you put the text right on top of the image.
I wish it could be a feature of dgrin. But, if I'm not mistaken, you can only do this with DHTML, which would be too much to ask to add to vbulletin, I guess..
Thanks again!
PS
Too bad you're not using your PC anymore. I'm about to deploy something cool in - hopefully - a few hours:-)
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Sebastian
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Patience, my young friend, all in due time:-). Just trust me - you'll love it..:-)
But you better go sleeep now, it'll be a nice morning gift 4 u.:-)
But you *started* with *a barn*.
Once again, you're welcome - and thanks!