What Would You Do (#79)

[ukreal1]

Picnik:
sharpen and cinema

[naeno]

Cropped, cloned out other ducks, added sky as layer, masked out building, added water as layer, masked out a bit along the edge of the water so it wouldn't be a straight line, flattened image, duplicated background layer twice and set one layer to screen and the other to overlay, opened a texture as a layer, lowered texture opacity, adjusted brightness/contrast on both duplicated layers, cropped.

[dlaf]

naeno, very pretty and peaceful!

I also like the dog and shark add-in edits for a good laugh.

[jiminyClickit]

"The rules of the game are simple as can be. Use the photo in this post. Edit it, change it, do what you'd like. Then come back to the thread, post your result, and tell us how you got there. Whether you use Picnik, CS4, Picasa, or the Gimp, you're welcome to participate. So as long as you can edit, come on and join us!"

[naeno]

Originally Posted by dlaf

naeno, very pretty and peaceful!

Thanks! That one duck just looked like he needed to be taking off in flight...made me want to fly myself!

[jiminyClickit]

"Guys! I've had a vision! We must fly . . . North!"



Crop to remove extra part of crowded subject matter.

- Select flapping fowl, place on layer 100% Opacity over copy of original
- Darken copy of original
- Add subtle dark vignette
- Add Lighten layer with Light oval below fowl
- Copy fowl, create shadow, add to Light oval
- Add Lighten layer with shaft of sunlight, blur
- Sharpen fowl

[mfhurst]

Originally Posted by ozwebfx

Google search: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=sh...B2GGGL_enAU177

found image: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/20..._470x321,0.jpg

Open Photoshop cs3

Grab eraser with a soft brush

There's a shark in the pond!

Love this, LOL........

[Crane]

Originally Posted by jiminyClickit

"Guys! I've had a vision! We must fly . . . North!"



Crop to remove extra part of crowded subject matter.

- Select flapping fowl, place on layer 100% Opacity over copy of original
- Darken copy of original
- Add subtle dark vignette
- Add Lighten layer with Light oval below fowl
- Copy fowl, create shadow, add to Light oval
- Add Lighten layer with shaft of sunlight, blur
- Sharpen fowl

Great!!! Winter's over, so, let's fly North!

[jiminyClickit]

Thanks, Crane. Just noticed your Escher-ish avatar: he's one of my inspirations for creativity.

[Sela]

This was a tough one!

Cropped
Cut and pasted the two white ducks (geese?) next to the goose in the middle
Used layer masks to show the wings over the two white birds
Put veil onto "bride duck" (I'm aware it's actually a male duck but it was the only one facing forward!)
Darkened the exposure on all but the main birds
Added speech bubble from "shapes" and text with type tool
Sharpened it all using unsharp mask