| Side-by-Side Top-Bottom |
| Actual Image
Tufted Duck, female (4)
joska
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 34 W: 0 N: 160]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (973) | The male Tufted Duck is distinctively all-black apart from his immaculately neat white flanks, yellow eye and grey bill. The female is mostly chocolate-brown, darker than the Pochard and with a slightly paler area on the flanks, similar in outline to the same patch on the male. She usually shows at least the beginnings of a tuft at the back of the head. In flight, Tufteds have very dark wings with a broad white bar across the flight feathers.
objektiv: Sigma 70-300 D 4:5,6 DG Macro |
|
|
| Altered Image #1
joska
(973)
PS CS2
Edited by:JPlumb
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 160 N: 894]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2837) |
Hi Szabo, in this workshop I wanted to reduce the noise in the water and to sharpen the bird. While I was in there, I also cropped it just a tad shorter to get rid of the stick on the right. To reduce the noise I selected on the water, excluding the bird and it's reflection. I then used a noise reduction filter. To sharpen I inversed my first selection and duplicated the layer. I then applied Unsharp Mask, then applied a layer mask and painted around the edge of the duck with a black 75% opacity brush to ensure there was no haloing. I also painted the waterdrops on the duck which already seemed sharp enough. I hope this meets with your approval. I have removed the copy from my terminal.
Regards, John |
|
|
