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Feb 11, 2006 19:05 | #1

I am still struggling with PSE and yet again need some help. I took this picture and I am mighty pleased with it except for the notice in the background.
It is obviously a captive bird, you can see the cage behind it, but if I can get rid of the notice I will be very happy indeed.
If anybody should manage it could they please tell me how they did it. Please keep it very simple as I am a total fool with any form of Photoshop.
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Feb 11, 2006 19:31 | #2

Hi, im not too good at cloning... so i did a bodge job of it, selecting different parts of the fence and pasting them over the sign.used heal brush to tidy it up a bit...

then i duplicated layer, selected everything but the bird using all the selection tools, removed everything but the bird... Gaussian blurred background and added a layer mask on a brightness/contrast adjustment layer, making it darker towards the bottom of the background.

then i adjusted curves on the bird layer, a bit of USM, flattened image

im sure lots of people can do better but this is my take on it.

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Feb 11, 2006 19:33 as a reply to @ stupot's post | #3

whoops it helps to upload the image...

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Feb 11, 2006 20:51 | #4

I also used the clone tool, and I am not that good with it either.
So I changed the background all together.
Thanks for the quick challenge.

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Feb 11, 2006 21:10 | #5

great processing done by stupot and also the 2nd one done by md129. I won't even venture after these two.

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Feb 12, 2006 03:20 | #6

Thank you very much indeed. I shall have to get to grips with Photoshop soon as this is about the fourth time I have had to ask for assistance. I am just not very good with computer stuff. Not ideal if interested in digital photography I know.
Excellent results from both.Thank you very much.

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Feb 12, 2006 19:17 as a reply to @ snappa's post | #7

My try.

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Feb 18, 2006 21:14 as a reply to @ Tshoe's post | #8

Tshoe wrote:
My try.

Terry

Wow, this one looks great!

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