Altered Background

[KJ_North]

So I played around with this photo and blacked out the exposure on the sky and background. Then played around with lighting etc on the eagle. Anyways whats your thoughts? It works or doesnt work.

 

[cgw131 156]

First thought the poor bird was flying into the headlights of an oncoming semi.
To me, the lighting on the eagle makes a background a real challenge. Some may like the drama of the black but it seems improbable. Full marks for the eagle shot, though.

 

[KJ_North]

Ah i see your point definitely looks like that. The stock photo is so difficult to work with as background/Sky is just not appealing as it was a very dull day.
So here is another stab it. This photo was taken just a few seconds after the one above but it captured all sky rather than a half lake/half sky photo. So on this one I masked the sky and played around with the exposure and temp to make it a little different.

 

[cgw131 156]

Bravo! Suspect this will be a crowd-pleaser. I neither shoot or follow wildlife photography--not to say I dislike it--but this gets the "look" down cold. The flare on those gorgeous primaries is killer. The eagle now is flying into a sunrise or sunset thanks to your new background choice. Nice.

 

[KJ_North]

Bravo! Suspect this will be a crowd-pleaser. I neither shoot or follow wildlife photography--not to say I dislike it--but this gets the "look" down cold. The flare on those gorgeous primaries is killer. The eagle now is flying into a sunrise or sunset thanks to your new background choice. Nice.

Thanks so much I appreciate the feedback.

 

[Jeff1562 62]

Very good shots, nice treatment of the first one ...

 

[zombiesniper128 27]

The first image I would not really consider a wildlife image. It would however work perfectly for an image on a book or advertizement.

The second image is a much better background but you still need a little more time refining the background on the bottom. The blue sky can still be seen.

Overall great effort on both images.

 

[KJ_North]

The first image I would not really consider a wildlife image. It would however work perfectly for an image on a book or advertizement.

The second image is a much better background but you still need a little more time refining the background on the bottom. The blue sky can still be seen.

Overall great effort on both images.

Thanks much appreciated