thunderchild by clintnewsham
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Description
an old shot from about a year ago of a kestrel.
the background on this shot was really messy so i thought i would put it through photoshop and see what i came up with.
Gausian blured all around the bird and branch that it was sitting on and then cloned in the close parts of the bird and branch.
After i was happy with the clean background i layered in a black and white sky at around 37% which i dodged and burnt to bring out cloud detail.
finished of with a cool/warm filter from nik efex pro 2 and adjusted colour untill i was happy with the final image.
hope you like the image and i hope my description helps to explain how it was done.
your thoughts are most welcome.
all the best, clint
minolta 5D
100/400mm iso 400 f6.3
Comments (27)
very fine capture and great postwork.
Gorgeous work! It looks like it was a portrait setting in a studio. Fantastic job!
I think it's wonderful what you do and thankyou for sharing it with us! I'm not sure I could be bothered myself, I'll just admire yours!
Es una hermosa imágen, excelente trabajo, muy bien hecho!
Stunning image & great postwork.
very tidy postwork, nice colours to the background and good details on the kestrel, like it!
Thank you so much for your explanation on how you achieved this perfect image. often times I will take a picture of whatever, and the background will be too messy and cluttery that I feel its shot .. maybe I'll try what you did here .. wish me well; I'll need it! LOL This is a gorgeous photo .. a fav.
Beautiful shot, the background work is amazing fits so well, great work :)
So perfect!!! just adore this beautiful kestrel wildlife capture !!! AWESOME & colorful post work!!!!
A splendid capture and the background looks so beautiful and moody.
Your shot is great and the post work really brought out the beauty of the bird. Love the background clouds.
Great work!
Wonderful capture and detail, Excellent well done..
Outstanding !!
Muy buena imagen!
What stunning detail here! An awesome shot!
Fabulous work!
So nicely done. My compliments ;O)
Really masterful work, great job!
Beautiful postwork and background. Excellent work
Stunning work!!! :o)
again a real beauty, love the mood
fine shot and really stunning postwork
Beautiful work and colors!!!
Excellent work on the background ! Great bird portrait ! Congratulations for your selection in LWitG (Last Week in the Gallery – week 36-2008 ) !
This is beautiful and so well done..thanks for the info. I imagine the postwork did require more than a bit of time.
this is MAGNIFICENT have worked with these elegant ''dive-of-death'' [except they don't] creatures YOU HAVE MATCHED THEIR WONDER IN YOUR ART BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!