Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Week One - Cut Outs



Pelican: 09-12-06; Washington D.C. Zoo; f 3.5; 1/125; Canon Power Shot S2 IS

Didn't your Mom tell you the pelican poem? You know, the one that goes, "A marvelous thing is the pelican; his beak can hold more than his belican..."

I followed the tutorial to the letter with the exception of changing the foreground color to black. The clean up with the magnetic lasso tool took longer than I expected because of all the feathers this fellow has, but I like the final product.


4 comments:

  1. Great job on your cutout Hill!
    I really am impressed with how this turned out.
    And I also loved your description and now feel the need to read the pelican poem!

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  2. This is a stunning shot! I love what the cutout did for this photo. It really helps us focus on the beauty of the pelican's face with all that color!

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  3. Wow! This looks professional! I really like how you kept the branches in the photo. Great idea!

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  4. Gorgeous, gorgeous cutout... I like that you chose black for the background - white would have been distracting, but the black really made the pelican stand out. Great job working the details on his head feathers... the photo is sharp and clean, and I love it! :)

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