Wasn't sure about the background blur, so sent in into SC before challenge and got the OK just after it started, so sat sweating for a short while. Anyway, got the OK.
Steps ( as far as I can remember ! )
Cropped
duplicate layer
created mask using the pigeons
applied guassian blur to background layer
merged all back together
converted to B&W and border white with white vignette
re-sized
sharpened
little burn under the two birds
save for web
Stoked at third blue.....cheers all!
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congrats alan .. brilliant shot, excellent process and just had to get the blue .. !!.. i'm shaking my head over your score tho .. i think it deserved over 7 .. :)
Wow - I'd have never guessed the 10-22! I can never get that kind of DOF with that lens. Very good use of the vignette to show off the birds and simply a great pigeon shot!
For me it's a textbook example how you can turn an average photo (it's just a guess, sorry if I'm wrong) into a fantastic picture with some clever post-processing. Well done and congratulations on the blue!
absolutely fantastic image .. love the orientation & the way you've caught one looking straight at you ... excellent focus on the birds but soft everywhere else .. brilliant in b&w .. good luck .. 10..:)
Nice shot. The border could have very easily been distracting but it really worked in this case. It really brings your attention to the two birds. I like the dof with the ground and the birds in the background. Also at first I thought it was in black and white but I guess not. It just kinda looks like it. Either way it looks really good. I would love to compare it to the original to see what if anything you did with the colors.
Absolutely AWESOME depth of field used here. I love the ground perspective - I tried to get a shot like this and failed miserably, so thank you for not only pulling it off, but pulling it off VERY well. Excellent in B&W, too. (Now about the spelling of "what".....)
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