Soar Above

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted July 10, 20061,349 views11 comments

This image is a composite of two shots. The background is a shot of a reflected sunset. The original had trees and houses in it as well. It was processed using the Buzz filter and a touch of posterize edges. The bird was shot in mid-afternoon while flying almost directly overhead. I played with the color until the bird matched the sunset colors and cropped to get the presentation you see here.

For both:
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel (300D)
Lens: Tamron 28-300mm EX Di LD

Background Picture: f/11, 1/15s, 109mm, ISO-100
Goose: f/5.6, 1/500s, 119mm, ISO-100

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Juza on July 10, 2006 at 3:27 AM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by David Weber on July 10, 2006 at 7:20 AM

Well done, Marty!

It looks like you were right up there flying with him.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 10, 2006 at 7:28 AM

Excellent!!

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on July 10, 2006 at 8:01 AM

First thought it was shot from insight a plane ... but well done !

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Comment posted by Kathryn Farrar on July 10, 2006 at 3:11 PM

I'm not normally a fan of mixed images, but this is an exception. You did a subtlely convincing job of matching the bird to the sky. Very nice.

Registered on June 29, 2006, 0 Posts, 20 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on July 10, 2006 at 4:32 PM

I like it! Nice job on putting this image together.

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on July 10, 2006 at 7:29 PM

Great composition; you did a fantastic job matching the pink glow, and keeping the sunlight coming from the same direction. I love the graduation of colors in your bg. I would even like this without the goose, outstanding.

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Comment posted by Scott Buckel on July 11, 2006 at 9:37 AM

Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Marty Preslar on July 12, 2006 at 2:15 AM

Thanks so much, Everyone! This is the third crop I did of this composite image, and my favorite. The original had trees and houses in it, the first crop had just the tree tops. Both had their charms, but this one seems to have a little something extra that makes it more pleasing for some reason. I intend to get it blown up, at least for a calendar page if not for the wall...

Thanks again!

Registered on June 10, 2006, 51 Posts, 111 Comments

Comment posted by Marty Preslar on July 19, 2006 at 12:35 AM

Thanks for the EP!!!!!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 19, 2006 at 2:20 PM

I would have sworn your were in a plane traveling alongside - great PS work. Congrats on the EP. Very well deserved.

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