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by Mike McNamee Published 01/08/2016
Don't try this if you enter enthusiast's nature competitions, it could get you hung or at least drummed out! As an example, then, we have taken this nuthatch from the ugly background of a feeder and dropped it into a more photogenic situation. While it has some of the technical challenges of the fuzzy dog on the previous page, it showcases the combined approach of doing the heavy lifting with Select and Mask and then using Refine Mask Edge to selectively tidy bits of the composite interface.
For example the fluff under the bird's throat was 'painted back on the mask using the Smart Radius initially, but then reinforced with a very fine brushing of the mask to strengthen the shape and tone depth of the fluffy edges.
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