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I like #2 not that I DISLIKE #3 but it's more challenging to edit, for me at least... No doubt the maestro will come up with an amazing edit...
A minute or so in Photoshop, cropped, set levels (auto) and removed some distractions. I tried to retain the tall conifers in the background. Could probably extract more but it's a nice pic with the misty distance.
I think Graham is busy packing for his trip to Africa.
I feel that over cropping the image weakens the graphic look. I appreciate it's the tempting thing to do when there is distraction at the edges. But I think cloning out the right hand seat and retaining the space to show both trunks makes the graphic effect stronger. If I were doing this properly I wouldn't clone the branches but cut and past lumps of branches on a layer. You can then erase to blend better and you don't get the the stamp repetitions that are too easy to get from cloning sticks. I was just being lazy.
Last edited on Thu Nov 7th, 2019 16:34 by Eric
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