Eagles in the spotlight

Just for fun!
The original file was very dull and almost deleted so i decided to give it a "make over" in Photoshop just playing around (don't ask me to reproduce the way i did it). Is this to much? Or do you prefer the original? Or shall i delete both?






And the original:



Best regards,



Rob

Rob,

Keep both! The original if you want to try something diferent to it and the edited picture as your 'make over' worked quite well!

Best
Paul

I like the remake unless you were trying for a realistic look. Then I think the spotlight was a bit overdone.
But in both it looks like the background was "photoshopped" either in or out - just doesn't look natural. But the second is definitely (atleast to my eyes) an improvement.
Steve

Ooohhh its a keeper.
but needs something. crop and boost contrast.
your post on 1st is a bit ott.

Hi guys thank you for your comments!

The remake was just for fun and not to create a realistic look. The background on the original wasn't Photoshopped. The picture was made after sunset, there was quite some dust in the air and to bring in some extra light i used the speedlight 580EXII and a Better Beamer. The distance from camera to the birds was somewere in the region from 30 to 40 meters.
I wouldn't made the shot because of the conditions but a Kruger ranger asked me to do so to determine the birds because these Steppe Eagles are not that common in Kruger.

to Simon: ott = off the topic?


Best regards,

Rob

ott?: over the top?

Do we get point for guessing the abreviations right?

Paul

Ah!

Thank you Paul!

Best regards,


Rob

Sorry guys OTT is over the top. Paul is the winner with 100 points.
Strange didn't think about it but of course lots of the readers here are not English, just be grateful I don't use Cockney rhyming slang, "me old China's".

"me old China's"

China Plate = Mate = friend.

Ahh ....

Rob,

Don't even try to understand it. A single word can cover a whole story, only known to the local neighborhood. Four streets further they might not even understand it. (Right, Simon?)

A bit like if in a couple of months Simon would give 'eagles' as comment to an eddited picture, we should all understand he means 'ott'.

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Well...we have the same with Dutch...don't we Paul?
(not to speak about "Afrikaans" he Siegfried...)

Best regards,


Rob

Simon.fairclough wrote:Sorry guys OTT is over the top. Paul is the winner with 100 points.
Strange didn't think about it but of course lots of the readers here are not English, just be grateful I don't use Cockney rhyming slang, "me old China's".

This is "great" Simon - now I not only have to learn to interpret my kid's text messages but it has invaded our friendly little community here as well!!! (I guess this is what they - meaning my son and daughter - mean by "getting with the times".)
Steve

Well I have the same problem I have to know 2 languages English and American.