Zoo Photographs
Sep 23, 2011 11:09:17 #
Moose
Loc: North Carolina
My previous post on this topic was in regards to eliminating a chain link fence enclosure of wild animals at a preserve. One suggestion was to clone out the fence, which looked like a major task. I thought you'd like to see the results of that effort using PhotoShop Elements 7. It was a bit time consuming.
Before Cloning
After Cloning
Sep 23, 2011 11:22:50 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
Moose wrote:
My previous post on this topic was in regards to eliminating a chain link fence enclosure of wild animals at a preserve. One suggestion was to clone out the fence, which looked like a major task. I thought you'd like to see the results of that effort using PhotoShop Elements 7. It was a bit time consuming.
You have WAY more patience than I do. Nice job and it looks like it was time consuming. I am lucky in that my local zoo does not have much chain link, it does have bars and most of the time I am able to get close enough to zoom the bars out of the picture, I have been able to it with chain link one time on the Ocelot.
Sep 23, 2011 11:40:19 #
Moose
Loc: North Carolina
Great shot of the Ocelot. I really like the Tiger shot and wanted to see it without the fence. I think I spent about 2 hours on eliminating the fence.
Sep 23, 2011 11:41:33 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
Moose wrote:
Great shot of the Ocelot. I really like the Tiger shot and wanted to see it without the fence. I think I spent about 2 hours on eliminating the fence.
I would have pulled my hair out!!!!! You did a great job.
Sep 23, 2011 11:47:40 #
This is an example of dealing with fences and editing them out. Photoshop's new CS5 now has context aware fill that speeds that process.
Original - Unedited
Enhanced Possibilities
Sep 23, 2011 13:26:09 #
Moose
Loc: North Carolina
Bob, great job blurring out the fence. However, what if the fence was in front of the bird like in my Tiger pic? Does CS have some option that can help eliminate that rather than cloning it out?
Sep 23, 2011 13:33:32 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
Moose wrote:
Bob, great job blurring out the fence. However, what if the fence was in front of the bird like in my Tiger pic? Does CS have some option that can help eliminate that rather than cloning it out?
I was wondering the same thing. But I cannot afford the software anyway, so I just have to be careful with my shots.
Sep 23, 2011 13:35:49 #
Moose wrote:
Bob, great job blurring out the fence. However, what if the fence was in front of the bird like in my Tiger pic? Does CS have some option that can help eliminate that rather than cloning it out?
If the tiger/giraffe/squirrel is far enough away you'l not see the fence in the capture. It's worse to have the fence behind the subject because no matter how much bokeh you have the diamond pattern of chain link fencing shows up. I'm VERY careful now to position myself in the Lorikeet cage so that there's no fence visible.
Lorikeet without fencing
Sep 23, 2011 13:44:40 #
Moose
Loc: North Carolina
Travis I don't have much hair left to pull out. Here's my photo of an Ocelot. Seems these animals are more coooperative by not being close to the fence.
Sep 23, 2011 13:49:21 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
Moose wrote:
Travis I don't have much hair left to pull out. Here's my photo of an Ocelot. Seems these animals are more coooperative by not being close to the fence.
That's a great shot. I don't have much hair left myself!!! The ones at my zoo are hardly ever out, or in a place where it is impossible to photograph them. I was thrilled that day because I think I took about 20 of him.
Sep 23, 2011 15:49:28 #
Moose
Loc: North Carolina
I really like this one. The colors are great. Good point about the fence in the background. You did a great job getting rid of it in this picture.
Sep 24, 2011 10:50:24 #
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Sep 24, 2011 13:34:32 #
wc8y wrote:
bob, you always do a good job, love your prints&comments
Thanks for the compliments. People tell me I'm too direct, that there is only black & white in my world............... ok.
Sep 25, 2011 22:55:48 #
You might not have been able to do this becouse of the tiger being so close but if you would get up to the fence normaly can shoot right through it and it won't be seen as in this pic; I shot right through and all you can see is a little of the fence in the background.
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