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Feb 24, 2016 22:54:21   #
Nanc Loc: Rocky Face
 
Is it possible to remove the entire background from this picture? I'm thinking about putting it on an all white canvas so the peacock will show up better.

wild Utah peacock
wild Utah peacock...
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Feb 24, 2016 23:10:11   #
coj Loc: NJ, USA
 
I believe that I saw a preview of Adobe Elements 14 where they did exactly that with a lion as the subject. All you have to do is go to the Adobe site and watch the preview. If you like it, buy it and go to work. I think the software is around $75 - $80. Or you could ask someone more versed in it to do it for you.

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Feb 24, 2016 23:12:35   #
orrie smith Loc: Kansas
 
Nanc wrote:
Is it possible to remove the entire background from this picture? I'm thinking about putting it on an all white canvas so the peacock will show up better.


in photoshop you may remove the bird and reinstall it into a different layer, such as a white canvas.

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Feb 24, 2016 23:35:03   #
DonWauchope Loc: Brevard, NC
 
Nanc wrote:
Is it possible to remove the entire background from this picture? I'm thinking about putting it on an all white canvas so the peacock will show up better.


This is a wonderful picture! I might suggest that if you could clone the snow to cover the large brown grassy areas you could keep the natural background (including the hilltop) and yet highlight the bird? Just sayin' but anyway it is just lovely!

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Feb 24, 2016 23:50:23   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
It's possible but it will take time, and skill with Photoshop. Do you know a graphics artist? They could do that efficiently for you.

Just saying, another idea would be to clone the snow all around so the Peacock appears to be flying over a complete snowy white background. That would be easier and the texture would look more natural than a solid white background.

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Feb 25, 2016 00:41:05   #
Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma
 
Another vote for cloning.

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Feb 25, 2016 02:22:11   #
mallen1330 Loc: Chicago western suburbs
 
Nanc wrote:
Is it possible to remove the entire background from this picture? I'm thinking about putting it on an all white canvas so the peacock will show up better.

Paint Shop Pro's background remover tool would make it easy and fast.

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Feb 25, 2016 06:32:06   #
Bobbee
 
Nanc wrote:
Is it possible to remove the entire background from this picture? I'm thinking about putting it on an all white canvas so the peacock will show up better.


Without doing a lot of work



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Feb 25, 2016 08:52:33   #
Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma
 
Quick and dirty clone stamp attempt over first cuppa...



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Feb 26, 2016 23:13:59   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
I thought they were tropical birds?

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Feb 26, 2016 23:15:43   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
Peeb wrote:
Quick and dirty clone stamp attempt over first cuppa...


A little work is needed around the R wingtip and tips of the tail feathers, but yeah that's the idea.

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Feb 27, 2016 08:50:47   #
Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma
 
JD750 wrote:
A little work is needed around the R wingtip and tips of the tail feathers, but yeah that's the idea.


Ha ha- yeah- that would have happened on my second cup of coffee but real life intruded!

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