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Shrinking Natural Environment -- harsh for wildlife
Shrinking Natural Environment -- harsh for wildlife
JuliBoc


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Challenge: Harsh Environments (Expert Editing)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Location: Delray Beach, FL
Date: Dec 23, 2006
Galleries: Digital Art, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2006

 I used two cameras: the Olympus C765-UZ with teleconverter for the great blue heron and the Panasonic DMC-FZ30 for three shots of the surrounding houses. I used Panorama Factory to connect the three landscape photos.

Using PS, the panorama was made circular with polar coordinates. The heron in the nest was clipped from a separate image, copied to a layer, scaled, and positioned on top of the panorama layer. Then various adjustment layers were applied to the combined images.

I went out shooting with the idea of capturing a harsh environment for the birds in the sanctuary. But somehow the shots didn't look harsh enough. However, almost everywhere I shot I had houses in the background. That's what gave me the idea of encircling the heron in it's tree with the housing development.

I had never tried this type of processing before, so I took enough shots for a panorama and some of the wildlife, and then proceeded to figure out a method to create the image I wanted. It was fun and satisfying.
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I agree that I should not have cropped the image so tightly on the right and left. I tried it both way, then opted for this version. I also can see that sharpening on the trees might improve the effect.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 116
Avg (all users): 5.7028
Avg (commenters): 5.5294
Avg (participants): 5.6667
Avg (non-participants): 5.7171
Views since voting: 969
Views during voting: 664
Votes: 212
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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 01/05/2007 07:31:11 AM
Hey Julianne, you're pretty good at this. I think this is a really neat shot. You did a great job on the processing.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2007 06:45:31 PM
It seems to me this is quite nicely done, although I sort of wish the trees weren't cut off at the edges on both sides. It is not my style I must say, and I'm not sure I would have made the connection if it weren't for the title. ~6
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 01/04/2007 06:35:41 PM
Sorry but since you went this way and did a shot like this I can´t help but compare it to the two similar shot´s that finished in the top 10 of the sky challenge and frankly this is not nearly as well done. Mostly what bothers me is the fuzzyness of the trees, the fact that they are cut off on the right and left side and the lackof detail and texture in it. You probably think I voted 1 with that comment but well it´s not bad at all though, just not good either so I voted 5 :)
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 01/04/2007 04:32:46 PM
This is very creative and nicely done - the colors are vibrant.
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 01/03/2007 11:27:31 PM
a tad sharpening could help. good use of pano shot and polarize. i like the concept.
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 01/03/2007 05:45:33 PM
at least the special effects are done for a purpose in this, which is in stark contrast to a lot of the entries
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 01/03/2007 03:29:29 AM
Good attempt.
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 01/02/2007 06:10:44 PM
Very cool! I hope you explain how you did this post challenge.
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 01/01/2007 09:18:49 AM
Very interesting! Looks like suburban sprawl in Florida.
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 12/31/2006 09:19:02 PM
maybe Al Gore's face shoulda been in the middle.....
 12/31/2006 07:45:26 PM
Not sure exactly what I'm looking at but I don't think it's photographic in nature...
TC
 12/31/2006 07:28:42 PM
The editing is interesting but I can't see any photographic merit of any part of it in this presentation.
 12/30/2006 08:00:31 PM
dont know how you did it , but this is awesome
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 12/30/2006 04:50:47 PM
Its a great idea to show the shrinking environment in this very literal way, and for that i'd give you a high score but the actual image is not as good.
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 12/30/2006 12:34:46 AM
As a photo...it's cool. Nice use of the expert rules. For meeting the challenge...yes, I see and agree with your message but it would be lost in the photo without a title. Otherwise, it would just seem like a fun picture.
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 12/29/2006 03:27:22 PM
i would really like this with a dramatic sky..or atleast a deeper blue
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 12/29/2006 02:01:25 PM
Happy New Year! - 10
wonderfully creative
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 12/29/2006 08:08:59 AM
Interesting, but your "planet" effect looks flat...maybe you were going for that idea, but I would have preferred the spherical look.
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 12/29/2006 01:50:18 AM
This is a very good presentation, without the title would not think harsh...5
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 12/29/2006 12:39:40 AM
woah wtf lol cool
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 12/29/2006 12:10:47 AM
How creative and interesting! Great concept too!
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