It's usually not a good idea to composite a wide angle shot with a telephoto picture. The perspective looks off somehow. However, in this instance I wanted to show this pygmy owl captured in Patagonia with its beautiful environment. The problem is that in order to get a frame-filling shot of the bird, a telephoto was necessary -- a 500mm f/4 Canon lens in this case. No way could the background be sharp. So, I used Photoshop to put the two pictures together. I used Topaz Remask 5 to select the owl, and notice that I was able to retain many of the tiny feathers along the periphery. Remask is the best software for both hair and feathers. I think the colors in this harmonize beautifully, although admittedly the perspective is unusual. The background landscape was shot with a 14mm wide angle lens with f/22.
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