Tule Elk on Parade (After processing)
Second Incarnation...
First photographed in 2013, this image was assigned a five-star rating due to the 1-1-3 configuration of the elk, but the original has little going for it in overall image quality. Much progress has been made since in terms of post-processing software and my ability to use it.
Recently I have been working to master the tools in Photoshop that allow me to create appropriate frames for my images (it's not a picture unless it's framed, and it's not a "photograph" until it hangs on a wall) - or so somebody once said.
Early on I used Topaz ReMask to seperate the foreground from the featureless gray background, but since Photoshop introduced Sky Replacement that's no longer needed.
The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. The subspecies name derives from the tule, a large New World bulrush on which it feeds and which grows in the marshlands.
Tule Elk on Parade (After processing)
Second Incarnation...
First photographed in 2013, this image was assigned a five-star rating due to the 1-1-3 configuration of the elk, but the original has little going for it in overall image quality. Much progress has been made since in terms of post-processing software and my ability to use it.
Recently I have been working to master the tools in Photoshop that allow me to create appropriate frames for my images (it's not a picture unless it's framed, and it's not a "photograph" until it hangs on a wall) - or so somebody once said.
Early on I used Topaz ReMask to seperate the foreground from the featureless gray background, but since Photoshop introduced Sky Replacement that's no longer needed.
The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. The subspecies name derives from the tule, a large New World bulrush on which it feeds and which grows in the marshlands.