Big Blue by Canon Image Challenge

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24-JUL-2018	jimmsp

Big Blue

Ft Snelling State Park, MN

A heron cooling his heels in some standing water.
I treated everything but the heron with some Topaz Impression (a painterly look) to give me a different look.

Canon EOS 80D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge		26-Jul-2018 14:45
Paul - re Impressions. I play with it some, but not a lot. I need to do more to get better. For this one, I first extracted the heron using Topaz Remask into the top PS layer. I then reworked the background some to better even out the lighting and remove some hot spots. I then applied Impressions to it, Hopper as I recall. I brightened it some. Then as a final, I reduced the opacity of the painted layer to 80% to give it a bit of sharpness. The heron then sits on top of everything. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		26-Jul-2018 11:32
Pretty good and of course everyone should already know I enjoy using topaz products. I think you've got a better handle on Impressions that I've got. To me mine just don't have "that look" what ever that look is. Paul

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