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Fanie

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Kudu on the trot
« on: November 06, 2016, 19:10:07 »
Late afternoon, he came from behind the bush he was hiding, trotting off into the distance
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2016, 19:12:42 »
Did you use a flash to light that or how did you manage to make the animal appear almost like a cutout?
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2016, 19:18:08 »
Did you use a flash to light that or how did you manage to make the animal appear almost like a cutout?

Hi Frank, in NX2 I select the grey area of the neck and head with a control point and did some selective sharpening there.

Then I use a control point to select the green shrub behind the animal and toned down the brightness and contrast slightly. But my 300 AFI lens does give an almost 3D look to images.

I would not have a clue how to do that in PS.
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2016, 19:35:54 »
Lovely animal, and delicious.
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2016, 19:38:16 »
yup Kudu dried wors is my favourite ..
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2016, 19:50:25 »
Thanks Anthony and Elsa, yes kudu makes for great delicacies
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2016, 21:05:37 »
Very nice and with a smile as well :)
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Re: Kudu on the trot
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2016, 00:48:21 »
Fanie. Yes. Control points. Should use them more. You can get them all with the now free google nik collection. Thank you for the insight.
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