The Horse

Hi dan
Nice shot.
Think it could have been improved with the space on right.
Also looks a little overexposed and flat and a little soft.
As you've got edit ticked, here's a quick PS take
 
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love the processing, Rock.

Would like to know how you moved the horse to the left when he is on the right on the original pic??
 
onikami said:
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love the processing, Rock.

Would like to know how you moved the horse to the left when he is on the right on the original pic??
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Hi onikami
Hope my explanation is OK to follow.
Sounds a lot, but pretty quick if you've played in PS.

1 Dulicate layer
2 (Edit menu) - Flip Horizontally
You now have horse on other side but facing wrong direction.
3 Use eraser on new top layer with horse at wrong side and carefully erase horse, leaving all sea (sea from back layer will show through).
4 Click on (activate original layer) bottom layer and make a rough selection just outside horse to select it. You may want to feather selection to help it blend in with sea - I didn't bother as you can erase and blend later).
5 Copy selected horse and paste. You will now have original horse facing the way you want it. Move this layer to top.
6 Use move tool to move horse to where you want it. I just lined up the top horizon (blur line).
Finally I used the eraser ( I left opacity at 100%, brush diameter at 40 and hardness at 27%) to blend in edges of pasted horse. Just take a little at a time to get a reasonable result / seamless blend.
That's it.
Just flatten image and you're done.

Good luck with it.
Chuck

Oh, I also used curves to make it pop a little, lightened a few dark areas and gave it a little sharpen to finish.
 
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think your original is very eye catching Dan even though it ''breaks the rules'' it has majestic feel to it. But i also like Chuck's edit too, but that changes the whole mood of the pic. think i prefer yours! (sorry Chuck!)
 
Rockshifter said:
Hi onikami
Hope my explanation is OK to follow.
Sounds a lot, but pretty quick if you've played in PS.

1 Dulicate layer
2 (Edit menu) - Flip Horizontally
You now have horse on other side but facing wrong direction.
3 Use eraser on new top layer with horse at wrong side and carefully erase horse, leaving all sea (sea from back layer will show through).
4 Click on (activate original layer) bottom layer and make a rough selection just outside horse to select it. You may want to feather selection to help it blend in with sea - I didn't bother as you can erase and blend later).
5 Copy selected horse and paste. You will now have original horse facing the way you want it. Move this layer to top.
6 Use move tool to move horse to where you want it. I just lined up the top horizon (blur line).
Finally I used the eraser ( I left opacity at 100%, brush diameter at 40 and hardness at 27%) to blend in edges of pasted horse. Just take a little at a time to get a reasonable result / seamless blend.
That's it.
Just flatten image and you're done.

Good luck with it.
Chuck

Oh, I also used curves to make it pop a little, lightened a few dark areas and gave it a little sharpen to finish.
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I prefer the original to be honest :) xx
 
bellyman said:
think your original is very eye catching Dan even though it ''breaks the rules'' it has majestic feel to it. But i also like Chuck's edit too, but that changes the whole mood of the pic. think i prefer yours! (sorry Chuck!)
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sammi said:
I prefer the original to be honest :) xx
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Just a different take guys - Cheers.

Dan S said:
Its great when you learn new stuff! Thank you Chuck.
No prob, Dan. √
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