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Jan 26, 2016 17:50:23   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and I said to myself, self, that would look pretty cool if there was a bird in the picture. So playing around I combined a couple of my bird photo's with the orchid to see what I'd come up with. They're real birds, it's a real orchid. It is digital photography, but some folks I've shown them to say, no, its fake. I look at them as digital art, not fake photo's, as I never said, the orchid was present when the birds were photographed. Just playing around...





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Jan 26, 2016 17:58:00   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
Oh I suppose. But, and it's a big one, they are beautiful shots.

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Jan 26, 2016 17:58:28   #
neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA
 
IMO, not fake, a composite. Both birds and flowers look good alone, better together.

Fake would be plastic flowers with stuffed birds presented as organic beings.

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Jan 26, 2016 18:02:24   #
Fuzzycoach Loc: Palm Coast, Florida
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and I said to myself, self, that would look pretty cool if there was a bird in the picture. So playing around I combined a couple of my bird photo's with the orchid to see what I'd come up with. They're real birds, it's a real orchid. It is digital photography, but some folks I've shown them to say, no, its fake. I look at them as digital art, not fake photo's, as I never said, the orchid was present when the birds were photographed. Just playing around...
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and ... (show quote)


I agree with Neil.....These are both wonderful composites and well done I might add.....

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Jan 26, 2016 18:04:08   #
Jerry Coupe
 
As long as you disclose it is composite if asked, I think yu have some nice art pieces.

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Jan 26, 2016 18:09:41   #
jim quist Loc: Missouri
 
nice

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Jan 26, 2016 18:14:47   #
jim quist Loc: Missouri
 
At first glance I thought these were nice photographs. But as I studied them I noticed that the Depth of field seems off on the first one, and the lighting doesn't seem to match on the second one. And the different camera angles. Still a couple of nice composites, but fake photographs.

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Jan 26, 2016 18:33:55   #
neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA
 
neilds37 wrote:
IMO, not fake, a composite. Both birds and flowers look good alone, better together.

Fake would be plastic flowers with stuffed birds presented as organic beings.


On further reflection, terms must be defined and agreed upon before a conclusion can be drawn.
1. What is a photograph
2. What is a fake.
Getting agreement on the definitions of each of these terms could run into a whole bunch of pages. Think I'd rather sit back with a cold one and enjoy the results for what they are.

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Jan 26, 2016 18:34:10   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
jim quist wrote:
Depth of field seems off on the first one, and the lighting doesn't seem to match on the second one. These are very nice composites.


Three different photos taken with three different cameras and three different lenses and three different times.

I was experimenting with my new EOS 5Dsr and a Tamron SP 70-200 f/2.8 around 1:00 in the morning when I shot the orchid. The Thrasher was taken with an EOS 7DII and a Sigma 150-600 S in mid morning sun, Hatteras Island NC. The Bunting was also photographed in North Carolina in full morning sun with, I'm pretty sure, an EOS 6D with a EF 28-300L attached.

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Jan 26, 2016 20:49:47   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
nice work. worth the time :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Jan 26, 2016 21:24:35   #
Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI
 
You did a magnificent job of making a composite photo. Nothing fake about the end result. Enjoy this because the elements make a wonderful final product.

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Jan 26, 2016 22:11:29   #
PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago
 
People who call it a fake, do not understand the world of Digital Photography. 30 years ago photographers would use air brush to combine images. I think it is a great image.
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and I said to myself, self, that would look pretty cool if there was a bird in the picture. So playing around I combined a couple of my bird photo's with the orchid to see what I'd come up with. They're real birds, it's a real orchid. It is digital photography, but some folks I've shown them to say, no, its fake. I look at them as digital art, not fake photo's, as I never said, the orchid was present when the birds were photographed. Just playing around...
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and ... (show quote)

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Jan 26, 2016 23:03:24   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
It's digital art. It's a composite. Pretty nice job too. I like them both, like the first one better.

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Jan 27, 2016 05:42:35   #
Snap Shot Loc: California
 
Screw the critics! It's Digital Art at it's best.

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Jan 27, 2016 06:29:42   #
nanaval Loc: Cornwall
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and I said to myself, self, that would look pretty cool if there was a bird in the picture. So playing around I combined a couple of my bird photo's with the orchid to see what I'd come up with. They're real birds, it's a real orchid. It is digital photography, but some folks I've shown them to say, no, its fake. I look at them as digital art, not fake photo's, as I never said, the orchid was present when the birds were photographed. Just playing around...
I was looking at a photo of one of my orchids and ... (show quote)


If yours are fake then a lot of my pictures are fake. I call them composites and love doing them. Any digital picture could be called fake by using Photoshop, Portrait Professional and other enhancing software as we see many times but it is certainly a lot easier than being in a dark room with chemicals. I think your pictures look great and keep on doing them if you are happy with the result. I read on a recent link on UHH " it is your picture do what you want with it" and it is quite true.....

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