Comments on: I Can’t Do Much Better Than This… https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/07/28/i-cant-do-much-better-than-this/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:18:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/07/28/i-cant-do-much-better-than-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1736735 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:18:21 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=34413#comment-1736735 In reply to Jon.

Hi Jon, You are right. I do disagree but only 100%. Most of the stuff in the lower right was eliminated via the crop. Other than that beach clean-up was minimal. And yes, I see pretty much perfect beaches every time a wave washes back out to sea :).

artie

ps: no cloning; I use the Patch Tool, the Spot Healing Brush, and at times, some small Quick Masks.

]]> By: Jon https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2016/07/28/i-cant-do-much-better-than-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1736694 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:01:40 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=34413#comment-1736694 I think it is a super shot Artie.
Now, I know you will disagree with me but I do by far prefer the original image, all that cleaning up has made the image far too clinical for me. My first reaction was “great birds on a sterile beach” then I saw your screen grab now that looks fantastic to me so much more natural and believable. It made me ask myself when was the last time a saw a beach looking like that? Everyone has their preferences but I would have liked to have seen the optimised image without the cloning/patching etc.

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