Lamb jumping - Clone or not?

Unlocker
Posted 20/04/2011 - 23:42 Link
Took this earlier this evening just as the light was fading, was a bit of a lucky catch, right place right time etc. but the fence is really off putting.


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Whilst it is simple enough to crop out the fence on the right, the fence at the back is really annoying.


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So decided to have a go at cloning it out which is not normally something I would do and this rough 10 minute job is what I ended up with.

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Would be interested in any thoughts you might have. Good Job? Bad job? Right idea? Leave the fence in? Anything else?
Don
Posted 20/04/2011 - 23:47 Link
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Lamb jumping - Clone or not?
I do not condone cloning Lambs, whether they be sleeping, standing, running or jumping.
If that lamb is a clone, I cannot tell...

photoshop job doesn't look bad at all.... a little rough around the back of the neck and tip of ear, but otherwise well done.
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Edited by Don: 20/04/2011 - 23:47
Unlocker
Posted 20/04/2011 - 23:51 Link
Thanks Don, is a work in progress so will try and improve on that.

BTW no Photoshop, just the clone tool in Aperture 3!
Mike-P
Posted 21/04/2011 - 06:20 Link
Since you cropped it the lamb seems too tight against the frame to me.

The rear fence isn't half annoying as the small bit of cord below the lamb and I would prob clone out the blue numbers.
stub
Posted 21/04/2011 - 08:40 Link
I also think the crop is too tight..I would try and clone the fence to the right,, Good job though...
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vic cross
Posted 21/04/2011 - 09:26 Link
You left out the mint sauce bottle. CHEERS Vic.
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aliengrove
Posted 21/04/2011 - 14:33 Link
Cropping has chopped off the lambs tail, so cloning is probably the better option. Those blue numbers need to go, too.....
Edited by aliengrove: 21/04/2011 - 14:34
vic cross
Posted 22/04/2011 - 08:27 Link
The farmer most likely "cropped" the tail when the lamb was born which is what they do. (See the first pic). The small black thread below is most likely the remains of the umbilical cord. All very natural as nature intended. The numbers are all part of the scene as it happened on the day. OK getting rid of the fences was good but for me as it happened on the day is how I like it. Well caught in mid air. CHEERS Vic.
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Edited by vic cross: 22/04/2011 - 08:28

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