[fionaB]

walked past this yesterday and it sreamed out for a shot......... i didint rearrange anything it was as it is in the image...... i hope i did it justice. for once im pretty happy with the result........... CnC as always appreciated.



Fi

[Markulous]

Nice simple subject and one with which I always have problems! With being able to alter whatever you want, what do you? Usually do the same as you, Fiona, and leave all as I found it - otherwise might remove/alter that which attracted me in the first place!

Having said that, I'd have been tempted to remove the stalk and the piece of grass!



Clone out stalk and grass. Cropped to square, to suit feather in the middle, slight rotate to put leaf firmly in the corner. Increased saturation (red/yellow) to add some leaf interest. Sharpen feather.

[Soupdragon]

I like the original a lot!

[chickadee]

Clone out stalk and grass. Cropped to square, to suit feather in the middle, slight rotate to put leaf firmly in the corner. Increased saturation (red/yellow) to add some leaf interest. Sharpen feather.[/quote]


This is great explanation , it is extremely helpful for those of us that are new at ps or really for anyone , it increases our understanding on what actually has been done to get end result , (instead of just a tweak etc as that could be anything )

again fantastic way of sharing knowledge and learning

[Charlotte]

Well spotted Fiona, I like it

[Rob Barron]

I like both versions here but entirely agree that the twig going across the feather shouldn't be there. I know you said you left it exactly as was but I would have removed that bit. The rest is lovely and it's a well focused and composed shot. I also like the frame you did for it Fi, looks great. I think for the overall result I would perhaps go for a middle ground between the two shots as Mark's is a bit too OTT, especially the sharpening and the saturation. I'd back it of from there but I must be honest and say the original is a lovely shot, twig aside.

Great work fi.

Cheers,
Rob

[nichpr]

I've found that with shots like this - the simpler the composition the better - by that I mean the the fewer elements in the shot the more focus can be on the real subject - the feather in this case. So, removing the twig is justified here. Another thing that worked to your advantage is the wet rocks - this shot would have looked entirely different had the scene been dry. All in, nice shot.

Like the additional color in the leaf Mark was able to reveal - dead leaves are really tough to make attractive unless you are going for their texture - so drawing out what color remained was a good move. The texture of the feather in your original is the better of the two - again the feather is the subject.

Nice effort.

[bonniedidit]

Being a child of the 60's, I like the original just as it was shot, just as Mother Nature placed the scene. Well done!

[fionaB]

thanx all........... i still cant make up my mind if i like the twig gone or not, but either way I am well pleased with this shot, not least because it is so far removed from my normal style!

Fi