So I cheated
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A simple two image composite. Both shots are mine. Best in download. Comments please
Apr 9, 2024 19:06:35 #
Very nice! Did you encounter the bobcat in your neighborhood? I'm thinking I remember reading they sometimes frequent residential areas but maybe I'm thinking of foxes 
You might try adding shadows under its back feet where the remnant of your cut is. Maybe the inside of its back leg too? Since the cat is fairly bright, I wouldn't go too far with shadowing. I also wouldn't want to see the cat itself too dark since it's so beautiful.
You might try adding shadows under its back feet where the remnant of your cut is. Maybe the inside of its back leg too? Since the cat is fairly bright, I wouldn't go too far with shadowing. I also wouldn't want to see the cat itself too dark since it's so beautiful.
Apr 9, 2024 19:31:35 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Very nice! Did you encounter the bobcat in your ne... (show quote)
Thanks Linda. I'm still having trouble with shadows. My retarded right brain function doesn't allow me to visualize where they should go, what shape they should be or how dark. Usually, I can disguise it with a grass brush or the Clone Tool but I finally gave up. Frustrating but something I have lived with for 80 years now
I processed the Cat the same day I shot it several years ago so I have to believe it represents what I saw that day so I didn't want to change it.
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Curmudgeon wrote:
A simple two image composite. Both shots are mine. Best in download. Comments please
It's cool. But the cactus is lit from the opposite direction as the cat.
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srg wrote:
It's cool. But the cactus is lit from the opposite direction as the cat.
Ugh, thanks srg, I miss that completely
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Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks Linda. I'm still having trouble with shadow... (show quote)
Jack, when I made shadow many times I copy the object make it B/W. Flip it and then use blend it and how strong the shadow should be. The hardest part for me is to get the angle right. If it is just feet or paws I do a separate layer and just paint in the shadow.
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NJFrank wrote:
Jack, when I made shadow many times I copy the object make it B/W. Flip it and then use blend it and how strong the shadow should be. The hardest part for me is to get the angle right. If it is just feet or paws I do a separate layer and just paint in the shadow.
Thanks for the tip Frank I'll play with that idea today
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