I was hoping for white fluffy clouds for this shot, instead it was a grey overcast day so I blew out the sky.
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Cloned (badly) one annoying little cloud that went a funny color
Selective color
Gradient tool
Neat image
Dodged the tail a little
50% grey fill layer
Cloned a dark spot on the post that got there by accident during the PP
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The haloing on the tail is annoying, it appeared during the selective color and I don't know how to fix it :( The haloing on the fence I like, it gives definition to the fence links, it's a result of blowing out the sky so far to start with.
It was a good learning exercise.
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A very cool find! I like the perspective. The shot has very nice color and contrast. The only nitpick is I see a hint of the post there as if you where trying to remove it? Would leave it there for realism but on the other hand, let the imagination go wild ;) I guess some folks didnt look close enough and didn't see the post and asked this shot be validated. I'm glad you passed :)
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