Birds of the Aegean Islands by jyokota

Birds of the Aegean Islands

PS Lesson: Layer Clipping Mask

Original image + fourth bird in upper right corner
(admittedly neither were great photos to begin with but quickly selected for this exercise)

Work around: I couldn't color/contrast balance as I was layering so I made the bird smaller and put him in the far corner as if he was farther away and to give depth to the scene.

Lessons learned: get the original photos with correct balance of color, contrast, etc. before layering. Oh, and get the horizon line straight before adding the new bird because the wing gets super close to the edge if you do it after.
Just a question, why add the fourth bird? He seems too much in the corner--but that's just my take on it as it does seem disproportionally inserted. I'm in awe of your work with PS. I am trying to tell myself I'm smart enough to start at least considering PS as an editing tool!
January 5th, 2021  
@darylo - haha, you caught me practicing a skill, not for aesthetic reasons :)
I recommend the MattK course because he's very easy to understand, well paced, and straightforward.
January 5th, 2021  
This is so neat - love the tones and your composition
January 5th, 2021  
Great processing and a lovely composition
January 5th, 2021  
Neat capture
January 5th, 2021  
@jyokota I first have to download CC. That scares me!
January 5th, 2021  
@darylo -- Do you subscribe to the Photographer Plan at $9.99 a month? It seamlessly keeps things updated and you get both LR and PS.
January 5th, 2021  
a very convincing addition, although I did smile at your lessons learned.
January 5th, 2021  
Great shot in the first instance, editing skills obviously coming on apace
January 6th, 2021  
Beautiful
January 6th, 2021  
@jyokota not yet. Still in my LR5 waiting for the end of the world....I believe my daughters get ot free and I may be able to use their student license.
January 6th, 2021  
You are leaning a lot with this course, very nice.
January 6th, 2021  
Wow, that's great work Junko.
January 6th, 2021  
Looks good
January 6th, 2021  
@darylo go for it Daryl. It’s worth every penny
January 6th, 2021  
Nice job. I wonder if added bird should be slightly less sharp as well as the boat is?
January 6th, 2021  
I’ve almost caught up
January 6th, 2021  
@jgpittenger -- do you mean the bird in the back, less sharp?
January 6th, 2021  
Good job!
January 6th, 2021  
I thought I'd commented on this already but it must have been in messages. Seamlessly inserted! And interesting to read the various comments about how to make it more realistic.
January 13th, 2021  
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