Question about blend ranges and blend modes.

[iHarri 2]

I made the following picture from sequence of 2 bird flying.

I used rectangular marquee tool + Select-Smooth to blend them a little better to the picture, just to show that autofocus is working.

Is there a way to use blend ranges or blend modes to get faster/better blending?, I am total noob with using them.

 

[Dan C 560]

Hi iHarri,

Welcome to the forums

Could you please upload a copy of your .afphoto file so I can offer advice specific to this image? Thanks in advance!

[iHarri 2]

It's 800M file .

[Dan C 560]

No problem, please upload it to the following link!

https://www.dropbox.com/request/tK7GZ08zVgsYCEf8s0YU

[iHarri 2]

Uploading now.

Some of my editing "high"lights Learning to master "Photoshop"

Edited July 23 by iHarri
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[Dan C 560]

Thanks for that, please see the below screen recording showing the best method I found for this specific piece, it certainly helps to blend the 'halos' around each bird, however it also does remove some of the white/contrast from the wings of the birds, so you might need to try various adjustments after blending to make sure you're happy with the image composition - I hope this helps!

PS. Your work is incredible, I'm certainly jealous of the landscapes you have access to!

[iHarri 2]

Thanks for help, it's easy when you know how to do it! 

[iHarri 2]

Did another, with normal selection brush tool + refine, one bird flying.  Good practicing :D.  https://flic.kr/p/2gKzksX