PhotoDante Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Can't find it anywhere! by PhotoDante, on FlickrCan't find it anywhere! How it's done in Affinity Photo Quote Freelance fotograaf PhotoDanteAffinity Photo Users Nederland(s), tutorialsAffinity Photo Faceboek groep Nederland(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 • …whatever it's looking for, good luck. I know that to find such bird would be quite a miracle! Well done… and, though irrealistic, very credible execution. Quote www.kodiakmedia.at bureau@kodiakmedia.at TeamViewer: 668 015 544 Skype: kodiakonline If personal taste is involved, Light is free, Mother Nature provides the light discussion is pointless. capturing it is NOT. but talent renders the image. (Charlychuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeros4 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 An interesting image of a ..... is it a species of pelican? Whatever it is, I find the processing not convincing. The tail reflection confuses, should it not be slightly deflected in POV by refraction and also not visible at exactly the same colour and density of the real tail? It presents to me as a bird on a log, with another tail sticking out from behind the foreground log, it's just not believable. Sorry if this critique is too terse, but for me this image defies reality. Photo editing of this nature requires an advanced knowledge of perspective and reflection. It's not easy to replicate without reference. If you had the reference in the first place, then PP would not be required . Anyone who has not got lengthy experience on top of formal art training is doomed to have a hard time with this kind of photo manipulation. That said, everyone has the right to learn by posting their work and receiving honest feedback. My critique is offered in that spirit and hope it is received as such. In my painting career I can remember too many times feeling totally pleased with work I had done (now I consider that feeling a red light), only to wake up the next morning, go into my studio, look at the work I was so pleased with and wonder who the hell littered my studio with such garbage. Good work comes from being your own harshest critic. There is a colour shift between the foot on the log and the reflected foot that is more convincing than the tail, try to replicate this in the tail reflection, morph the shape and rotate it slightly upward plus desaturating it to give more of a reflected look. Hope this helps. brunzenstein 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoDante Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Thanks Aeros4 for the honest comment :) . No problem at all. I never intended to make it realistic,or convincing. When processing I already knew the tail needed a little blur and desaturation.I've had critics in the past as well, after all that are the best lessons. If I want aplause or likes I know where to go. I'm on this platform to learn. So shoot me, you can't hit me ;) Quote Freelance fotograaf PhotoDanteAffinity Photo Users Nederland(s), tutorialsAffinity Photo Faceboek groep Nederland(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeros4 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 You're a class act Sir! I'm pleased to get your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoDante Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Again, thanks my friend. The reason for to develope this image was for showing my facebook group ( Affinity Photo Users Nederland(s)) is to descripe the steps I did. That rule is introduced shortly, not just dumping photos for some silly likes and run. Help each other, that's why I started the group and the website, both are in my signature. John Rostron 1 Quote Freelance fotograaf PhotoDanteAffinity Photo Users Nederland(s), tutorialsAffinity Photo Faceboek groep Nederland(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The first thing I noticed is that the tail "reflection" extends above the water and onto the log. Edit: Ah! My bad. Just realized that part of the log is reflected too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoDante Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 No problem, Thanks for coming by :) Quote Freelance fotograaf PhotoDanteAffinity Photo Users Nederland(s), tutorialsAffinity Photo Faceboek groep Nederland(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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