Tarzan Lives

banehawi (Critique Team)

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30 Mar 2009 - 11:01 PM

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Its a nice shot, and youve done the cutout very well. That Becjham video technique is great, isnt it?

I cant suggest anything to improve it, - other than perhaps the sky which youve mentioned.

You would replace the sky using the same cutout approach generally, but in this case youve got so many small areas through the trees it would be more laborious that its worth.

What you might think about doing is to extract your son completely from the tree scene and place him, and the rope against a nice sky background, and perhaps add it a few branches??


regards


Willie

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4 Apr 2009 - 8:49 AM

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Difficult because of the the fine detail from teh branches - but I would be tempted to try selecting the sky either by hand or wirh you magic wand/brush selector once you have a half decent selection push the colour to make it bluer and colder, then darken slightly (4 stops) and up the contrast (maybe 10 stops) then drive detail into the clouds with your clarification toggle (maybe 8 stops) and finally use your curves adjustments to create a little more drama.

If I get a mo I will have a go for you - but you will enjoy doing this I suspect.

I like this technique very much and this image works well - but don't overdo it.

Very best wishes

Robert