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A pigeon searches for a place to land in a crop field above Torrance, as the sun rises over the Campsie Fells

A three frame panorama.

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was the bird part of the original shot or added later? nice colours, love the feel to this....field looks terrific....

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Beautiful tones giving a tranquil mood. Great imagery

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nice work, beautiful tones, on black is stunning :-)

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very nice picture, but i must admit as soon as i saw it i thought was that bird stuck on?

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No, the bird was added later. In fact, the scene itself isn't quite as it really was.

I had intended shooting the scene with some really interesting clouds over the hills in the distance, but when i arrived the clouds closed in and it started pouring, resulting in a pretty grey and un-interesting scene. Not one to be put off by mother nature's little games, i decided to shoot the scene and have a play around back at home.

So, basically, there has been a little bit of editing to create the finished scene, as you can tell from the original (attached). The crops were treated to some HDR, while the sky was enhanced by some filter work. A little bit of lens flare was used to create the sunrise (the shot was actually taken well into the afternoon), and the pigeon was added to, well, erm... Just for the sake of it, really (ok, so i like birds!).

And the moral of the story is: Don't give up! The conditions may not be quite what you were hoping for, but it doesn't mean it was a wasted journey! There is ALWAYS a shot there, if you think outside the box.

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Hi Paul . can see what you mean .. what a change .... to the photo and it sure wasn't a waste . guess I had better save all my photos .. instead of deleting them ..lol ..
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Hi Paul, another great picture, I like what you did from the original, such a change and it looks fabulous, Love it.

After viewing the first post, then seeing the original, you did real good mate! Love the colour and the tones, and the PS work is spot on. You didi right adding the pidgeon, it adds to the feel of the image.....

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Hi Paul; billiant work as ever; really like the finished product.