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| This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative Metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/6.3. |
The image above was created from the image immediately below. The original image was created at Nickerson Beach at the eastern end of Lido Beach, Long Island, NY. About an hour before sunset the lower western sky began to glow gold. I knew exactly what Denise and I would be doing as the sun approached the horizon.
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| This is the original image. |
As there was obviously too much room on the right side of the frame, my first thought was a square crop that included all three birds. The result was the image below.
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| The bird on the left, the one flying west, bothered me a bit… |
So I used the Clone Stamp Tool and the Patch Tool to remove it. The result was the square image below.
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| I was getting closer now, but the bird at the top of the frame was a distraction and I found myself wishing for the traditional 3X2 format. |
So it was back to work with the Clone Stamp and Patch Tools to create the final version that I present again below.
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| I like that the distant dunes are reminiscent of a mountain range. As I type we are hoping that it stays clear so that we can enjoy another golden yellow sunsest fill with Common Terns. |
Wonderful stuff, as usual – and let me say with some delay that the new graphics of your site is at last enough good to match the excellence of your photos (perhaps, some less bright borders around the photos and captions could improve even further).
Thanks Fabrizio. I love the bright borders 🙂
Excellent image Artie. I also am favorable toward the single bird in the image. Well done. I also like that you showed us your options.
Thanks Dave. It was a wonderful evening. See here: http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=65014 for the next evening’s sunset!
Hi Artie,
Thanks for sharing your thought process in coming up this image. The final image is very pleasing. I think this is an excellent example of creative concept and the use of current processing tools to reach an artistic vision. Congratulations on another excellent image.
I really like the solitary bird. Makes for a simple image where the sharp bird adds to the impact of the colors in the sunset and whatever is on the horizon. Very nice image.
Gorgeous … I like.
Susan has a good name for it … ” Last Flight of the Day ”
or, the Yin Yang ” First Flight of the Morning
Beautiful image of last light and perhaps last flight of the day.
Best wishes for another golden sunset!
Great image. I believe if either of the other birds had been left in it would have been very distracting. Do you have any information about using the patch and stamp tool for this job?
That is awesome