Need advice on these two photos

[Andy1265]

Both pics were shot with 40D and 28-135 kit lens and in RAW.
Picture one. He is pitching in a scrimmage game. I didn't realize I had done so, but I chopped of his foot. I really like the photo. Is there anything that can be done with it? Should I just crop it so I have only his upper body showing? Or should I just consider it lesson learned and shoot another day.

Picture two. Is a crop of a Blue Jay sitting on the top of the shed. The jay looks a little soft but he looks cool sitting on his belly and with his mouth open just so. Any PP techniques to make this pop a bit more? Thanks Andy

pic1
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h223/nscalenut/IMG_0045_cropped.jpg

pic2
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h223/nscalenut/Bluejayresting.jpg

[ssim]

You could clone the existing leg from the ball player. I did this with my laptop and mouse. I would certainly want to use my tablet for a job such as this to ensure that the selection is done right in the first place and a tablet allow you to paint in the extended canvas better. This shot would obviously need a mound painted in.

The bird is tougher because you have lost so much detail. I created a couple of duplicate layers and changing them to multiply and then masking off the parts I didn't want this applied to. I did a selection of the roof and applied a pattern and a color overlay to make it darker.

Both image would be better working off of the original image. These are really quick fixes.

[Andy1265]

Wow! Thanks ssim. Ok. cool. So there is potential here. Don't have a tablet but I will try and work with the original raw images. Thanks again! Andy

[sniperkittie]

You really need another shot of someones foot in the same shoe design turned in a bit. And the pitching rubber is missing. But here is my take although sloppily done.

Sloppy edit on my part all and all but I came back and added the pitching rubber.