Scarlet Jezebel

[Gaz]

'Scarlet Jezebel'...what a lovely name?



Took this while birding around Canoe Point, Central Qld. I went there to thaw-out and visit my grand-kids.

Canon EOS 80D - 2019-07-23 08:34:08 - 1/500 sec - Aperture priority - 0.33 EV - ƒ8 - ISO 400 - 350 mm - Spot

[Grumpy John]

I love everything about this image Gaz, the light, the colours and the detail. Well done.

[Gaz]

I love everything about this image Gaz, the light, the colours and the detail. Well done.

Thanks for that, GJ. Cheers.

[Gaz]

Sorry, yes you do. I forgot that bit. Doi!

Add the blank layer then I use the crop tool while holding 'Alt' to drag out extra canvas all around, 'Fill & Blur' as above then 'Image > Trim' to get rid of the unused blank pixels. Your image would've grown slightly so you'll need to resize when finished. Save as a PNG.

Which version of PS do you have? I might be able to work out a way of posting the 'Action'

[Grumpy John]

CS6, that would be great.

[Grumpy John]

I had a play around with you method Gaz and could not duplicate your results. I found this tutorial that worked fine.
https://www.photoshopessentials.com/...shadow-border/
Maybe CC2019 and CS6 have some slight differences.

[Toddyh]

Beautiful Gaz. Great capture and nicely processed.

[HansE]

I am with Grumpy on this. What a pleasant image to cast an eye over.

[Gaz]

Beautiful Gaz. Great capture and nicely processed.

I am with Grumpy on this. What a pleasant image to cast an eye over.

Thanks very much, Tod & Hans...much appreciated.
The sharp-on-soft is pleasing to me and the fact that he^(?) landed in an ideal spot helps

[Gaz]

Grumpy John

Hope this works, John. Download this file (Drop Shadow.atn) to desktop or wherever and hopefully Dbl click and it should open PS and load.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al9mcL61B3GbhZVf...gAWwA?e=pfa0vT

[Gaz]

Hmmm...I just clicked the link and it asks me for a password?? I guess you'll have to use your normal OneDrive password??

Let me know how ya go

[Grumpy John]

No problems downloading from the link, no password required. The action worked a treat, thanks heaps.

LINK

How I add Flatten Layer to the end of the action?

[Gaz]

I don't actually flatten the image. You'll need that pixelated layer underneath to be clear and not white. Hope that makes sense?

[avkomp]

nice work on this one

[Gaz]

nice work on this one

Thanks very much, Stephen. Cheers.