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day 28. slice of life. two kangaroos
day 28. slice of life. two kangaroos
roz


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Collection: 008 - OCT 07. SLICE OF LIFE
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: in the paddock near our house
Date: Oct 26, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Oct 27, 2007

Viewed: 702
Comments: 15
Favorites: 3 (view)

 this is a photograph i took yesterday morning after ali said 'quick, come and look at this' .. these are wild kangaroos and this photograph is taken from inside the house !!! .. the fences dont slow them down at all .. they just push thru them ..
i had the canon 100mm lens on so thats why the quality is quite good even tho i cropped a fair bit ..
i also changed the photograph in that there was a lot of the foreground grass taking up about half of the image .. so i increased the canvas size about 40% and copy and pasted the top part of the trees and re-scaled that new layer to give more height to the top of the trees .. and got rid of a lot of the grass .. that's why they look a bit unusual .. they should taper off in the top branches but these ones stay the same width ..
i also brought in another kangaroo from a photograph i took at the same time .. the one hopping away is not in the same photograph as the one standing looking in our direction ..
other than those two very small changes !!!!!! .. the photograph had adjustment layers in colour balance & selective colour, some selective lucis, skewing, selective ninja, selective sharpening and a layer style inner shadow ..

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 11/07/2007 03:52:45 PM
Those trees look as if they came out of an enchanted forest movie, very cool.
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 10/29/2007 10:12:38 PM
What a great image. The colors in the trees is beautiful! The whole image is wonderful. Well done!
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 10/29/2007 09:19:34 AM
Now that's a slice of life I'll never see here in my backyard! This really does belong in a storybook, Roz.
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 10/29/2007 09:17:41 AM
Great work, Roz. I'd never have guessed that this was a "composition" not a straight shot. I love the colors. The whole shot looks like it could be a book cover. Great job.
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 10/29/2007 05:30:06 AM
Just wanted to agree the trees look great... having lived in Oz before not as excited by the kangaroos! As usual great work your skills are legendary
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 10/29/2007 01:40:30 AM
I want just to stare at this magical forest! You have the most fabulous trees I've ever seen and the kangeroos make this seem like another planet, another world!!! Great job with editing...this should be on the cover of a book of something. It's so pretty, looks exactly like a painting!!
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 10/28/2007 07:42:07 PM
Wow, very cool and surreal looing. Like an enchanted land.
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 10/28/2007 10:14:59 AM
This has a story of sorts. It has action, interest and BEAUTIFUL colors. I don't read all of the editing comments at first - but wow, roz. This is TERRIFIC.
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 10/28/2007 01:30:18 AM
I think the trees look rather mystical this way. And I'm still very jealous of your kangaroos. :)
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 10/28/2007 01:17:53 AM
Now that's an editing job! Thanks for sharing the details. It looks like a painting and a picture, if that makes sense. Love the dreamy feel to it.
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 10/28/2007 12:21:12 AM
Wow! This looks like a painting ..... beautiful editing!
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 10/27/2007 11:48:08 PM
wow! beautiful glowiness...what a fun shot!
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 10/27/2007 11:21:10 PM
Nice, Roz - again, such a dreamy quality. Love how the one kangaroo is looking into the camera - or so it seems. And your processing is totally brill. I think the tree pasting you did adds to the fantastical atmosphere - and that kangaroo hopping away is amazing. Love the colors and light and everything!!
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 10/27/2007 10:41:46 PM
The trees are what caught my eyes to begin with. What a great technique, VERY cool looking. Yup, into the favorites.
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 10/27/2007 08:29:27 PM
Verry clever processing once again and an amazing result from you Roz.....
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