Composite like in "I replaced the original background with a better one".
My two original pics had a background that was rather blah...
The same day, and more or less from the same point of view, I had taken a gorgeous reddish tree as a blurred background with the idea that it could be useful someday.
So I gave it a try using One on One Perfect Layer / Perfect Mask.
The Cardinal seems OK to me, although maybe I should have darkened the background layer a bit; the Starling looks a bit artificial IMO.
Interested by inputs on two levels: the sheer quality of the resulting pictures, and more philosophical considerations based on "should we allow ourselves such extreme post processing deeds as completely replacing the background of an animal pic, or should we stick to what nature and our choice placement provided us with, so as to remain as "natural" or "truthful" as possible?" - (Personally I never hesitate to clone out a disturbing detail to improve a picture, but this is rather more radical, isn't it?).
Thanks for looking, and for any comments.
