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Response to Look Up (Response #170)

Uploaded 570 Days Ago by mikesphotog - 12 comments

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kadenajack said 569 days ago:

Ahh to be a cat on that roof.....

Is that really the sky that was behind the house? It's a very regular pattern.

peejaytaylor said 569 days ago:

That's ALOT of pigeons! I am so glad that's not my roof.

CraigMartin said 569 days ago:

Very funny picture. From a technical perspective, the sky doesn't quite seem right, and perhaps the shot could have been tighter. But the humour factor is great.

Ana said 569 days ago:

That house must be giving off a good heat!

Yanoo said 569 days ago:

Did-you render the sky using a filter (difference clouds) ?

King said 569 days ago:

I've never seen such a thing. I like the treatment here. It's subtle, doesn't get in the way of the subject and preserves enough of the mundane (wires, bushes, a/c units) to complement the abundance of common pigeons.

High marks, even though that sky looks suspiciously like Photoshop > Filter > Render > Clouds.

contrerasphoto said 569 days ago:

Funny shot, poor house! its roof must be so durty!
Thanks for sharing.

mikesphotog said 569 days ago:

King is right, I know the PS sky is no good, but it's better than a blown out sky (all white). I'm not in the habit of doing so much PS manipulation, btw.

King said 569 days ago:

Mike,
You are so wrong...I don't mind it a bit, and I think you've used it with restraint. It's just that I spotted it because I've used it so often on snapshots.

I have salvaged many travel photographs that are published on my site by using this technique. I do try to blend it with the existing sky, or add some gradation of appropriate color.

mikesphotog said 569 days ago:

Hi King, it's my first time as you could tell. Happy New Year, and hope to see more of your pics and comments.

King said 569 days ago:

Hi, Mike. I didn't count off for the clouds because my hunch was that it's application improved the basic image. I hope you can tell from my remarks that I like this photograph.
Happy New Year to you, too.

SeekingFocus said 568 days ago:

Interesting capture. I think this could be composed a bit better though.

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