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Yellowlegs in Flight
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Yellowlegs in Flight

by Raymond Klassen

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted May 9, 2010484 views10 comments
Original photo info:

1/640
f/6.3
ISO 400
500mm

Raymond

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Wow! This is a vision! I love the action. If you can explain how..? ...merging, etc....
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on May 9, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Thanks guys. I had a poor background, so I copied the background as a new layer. I had to paint in different color in some areas to keep it simple. Next I gave it some extreme motion blur. Since the birds were in their own layer, they stayed sharp. I blurred the wings manually to add to the effect, and also cloned out some birds which were more of a distraction than a help.
Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on May 9, 2010 at 7:58 PM
The original detail of the birds in flight looks great. I like the motion effect you created.
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM
I like this. It shows the motion of the birds in a very artistic way. Nicely done.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on May 12, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Love the BG an the birds really pop.
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on May 13, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Really cool effect! Nice work :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 18, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Congrats on the EP!
Great post-procesing to end up with this..

Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Marc Ward on May 25, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Raymond,
Very well done. Congrats!
Registered on February 26, 2009, 304 Posts, 1365 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 8, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Wow, not sure where I was when this was posted, it is truly incredible!!! Congratulations Raymond. The photo symbolizes bird migration, mysterious and dynamic, occurring in the dark and with haste. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Keech on July 2, 2010 at 11:32 AM
This is an outstanding image. The contrast between the BG and the birds is great. The sense of motion is terrific! Well done.
Registered on June 30, 2010, 12 Posts, 28 Comments