CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

Playing with Luminar 4 Sky Replacement with some of their stock pics and some of my sky pics. The first shot of this eagle is the original, I was underneath the tree branch and got the shot looking straight up at it right before it took off.

Which one's do you like best or which one's look like it wasn't replaced?

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Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

I hope you weren't soiled being directly underneath this guy (happened to me). Unfortunately the eagle has a dingy, dirty looking head. I've deleted good eagle shots when that happens but.....the emphasis is to more complement his beak AND head. So I would use #5 where the slight gold of the sun complements his beak.

Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

I meant 6...SIX

Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

no 5....sorry

NMGal Loc: NE NM

I like the original. The other sky’s distract me.

Linda S.

I completely agree with NMGal. The original without the sky really has him stand out!!

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

I like the spot of color in 6, but the post work needs to be reexamined. Note the halo around the left portion of the head, which is a dead-giveaway that there has been significant post work done to the image. The background needs some consistency to look authentic.

ralphhipps

#7 is my fav.

John Sh Loc: Toronto, Australia

They all have a white artifact around the bird's head.
Here's one done in Affinity photo with no artifact except a tiny bit on the wing but that might be sun diffusion.

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joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

I’m a fan of #6 also. Thanks for sharing them.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

To me the original is too white.
I like number 5 the most.
Some of the cloud backgrounds are too busy.
Viewing any of them hanging on the wall at a normal viewing distance I wouldn't notice any artifacts.
(My calibrated eyelashes went away when I stopped using my slide rule.)

Tom47 Loc: Gettysburg, PA

I like Number 5 the color seems to make the eagle pop.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Nice job Cindy! Since the eagle is the subject, I would avoid a sky that competes with him for attention. #'s 2 or 8 should be fine. Also I would lighten the eagle so that a viewer's eye goes there first and helps him to stand out.

agillot

number 2 or 5 best ??

tcthome Loc: NJ

Great eagle pic. #5 does it for me.