Uploaded: October 17, 2005 04:51:25
A LOT of work went into this image! The original was shot at the Sacramento Zoo in Sacramento, CA through a fence & a glass window. After Several filters & steps with the burn tool, cloning brush, selective coloring, paint brush & color & noise adjustments, this is the end result.
I'm posting the original too for comparison.
Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Here is the original. #327976Paul Michko October 17, 2005
WOW!!! A lot of work indeed, Michelle. Kudos on the terrific job. #1960230Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Paul! I appreciate your comments!Lisa D. Greer October 17, 2005
WOW! Spectacular work on this photo Michelle! Fantastic creation! :) #1960253Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Lisa! I appreciate your comments as always girlie!Marcie A. Fowler October 17, 2005
Wow Michelle you did an awesome job cleaning up this image!! Way to go!! I'd say all that work paid off. Never would have guessed you had to do all that if you hadn't said something. A job very well done! #1960263Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Marcie! I appreciate your comments!Allan L. Whitehead October 17, 2005
Magnificent, as always, Michelle. Awesome work to clean up the image. I know what kind of dedication and time that was required to do this. Excellent job, my dear friend - your friend, Allan #1960271Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Allan! I appreciate your comments!Cathy Barrows October 17, 2005
wow well worth the work...beautiful shot #1960318Candice C. Calhoun October 17, 2005
Great job, Michelle! Beautiful result..ccc #1960331
Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Cathy & Candice! I appreciate your comments!Susie Peek-Swint October 17, 2005
Excellent ps work Michelle ~ your end result is stunning ~ well done! #1960459Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Susie! I appreciate your comments!Shelly A. Van Camp October 17, 2005
Wow, thats beautiful..Great work on this...I love the colors and the job you did fixing it....well done and a beautiful animal! #1960785Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Shelly! I really appreciate your comments!Jessica McCollam October 17, 2005
WOW!! That was alot of work, Michelle! The end results are well worth it!:) #1960889John Rivera October 17, 2005
The word here is WOW! As others have agreed. You did an incredible here Michelle! Great work! The end product is magnificent!! #1960969Joy Rector October 17, 2005
beautiful shot #1961191Sandy Landon October 17, 2005
Incredible!!! Fantastic post work!! #1961391Kathleen Clemons October 17, 2005
An amazing transformation, Michelle!! #1961610Dale Ann Cubbage October 17, 2005
WOW!! This is fantastic Michelle!! Great editing, like Marcie, I never would have known! It looks like a velvet painting to me. So beautiful, congrats!da #1961937
Terry R. Hatfield October 17, 2005
It Turned Out Great Michelle!!I Like It:-) #1962776Deb Holmes-Hatfield October 17, 2005
Excellent PS work Michelle, all your work really turned out great results! #1962867Michelle R. Kovach October 17, 2005
Thank you so much Jessica, John, Patrick, Joy, Sandy, Kathleen, Dale Ann, Terry & Deb! I appreciate all your comments!Dan Holm October 17, 2005
Wow!! Your work really shows, Michelle!! A magnificent portrait! #1963715Michelle R. Kovach October 18, 2005
Thank you very much Dan! I appreciate your comments as always!Elisabeth A. Gay October 18, 2005
Wow you did a really fantastic job of this Michelle!!Michelle R. Kovach October 18, 2005
Thank you very much Ann! I appreciate your comments!Stephen Zacker October 18, 2005
Great capture and lighting #1966975Michelle R. Kovach October 18, 2005
Thank you so much Stephen! I appreciate your comments!Laura Clay-Ballard October 19, 2005
allyour work paid off. awesome image. #1969402Michelle R. Kovach October 19, 2005
Thank you very much Laura! I appreciate your comments!Lynn Crawford October 21, 2005
Wow what a difference you made in the original photo, the colors are so viberant and clear and I really like the black background, you did a wonderful job editing this shot :) #1975733Michelle R. Kovach October 21, 2005
Thank you very much Lynn! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!Stanley J. Contrades October 30, 2005
Very regal indeed and your presentation speaks volumes, Michelle!! Spectacular end result to your editing work!!Michelle R. Kovach October 30, 2005
Thank you so much Stan! I always appreciate your comments!Pat Gamwell November 05, 2005
Don't know how I missed this! Tigers are my favorite animals & the results of this pic is fantastic! I think we should show the original more often. This is wonderful & the editing is INCREDIBLE! #2037704Michelle R. Kovach November 05, 2005
Thank you so much Pat! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!Daniel Diaz November 09, 2005
This is one of the best touch-ups I've ever seen Michelle,INCREDIBLE!!!!!! #2053821Christina M. Brekke November 09, 2005
wow awesome pic! you did put alot of work into it! nice job! As Always! #2054017Michelle R. Kovach November 09, 2005
Thank you so much Daniel & Christina! I appreciate all your comments!Pat Gamwell November 22, 2005
Had no doubt this one would be in the finals! CONGRATULATIONS, Michelle! #2109151Candice C. Calhoun November 23, 2005
Congratulations!ccc #2109443
Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you so much Pat & Candice! I appreciate your comments!Jenny Bosmans November 23, 2005
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Michelle!! #2109947Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you very much Jenny! I appreciate your comments!Deb Holmes-Hatfield November 23, 2005
Congratulations, Michelle! #2110623Gail Vitikacs November 23, 2005
Way to go Michelle! Congratulations! #2110642Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you so much Deb! I appreciate your comments!Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you very much Gail! I appreciate your comments!Terry L. Ellis November 23, 2005
Congratulations, Michelle, on this beauty of a finalist! Wonderful work! #2112830Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you so much Terry! I appreciate your comments!Cyn Valentine November 23, 2005
Wow! Congratulations Michelle..what a stunner!!! Fantastic work..best of luck! #2112956Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you very much Cyn! I appreciate your comments!Stanley J. Contrades November 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on this majestic Finalist, Michelle!! Lots of good luck wishes to you for more success in the next round!!Stephen Zacker November 23, 2005
Really nice. Congratulations #2114087Michelle R. Kovach November 23, 2005
Thank you very much Stan & Stephen! I appreciate your comments!Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 23, 2005
Excellent work on this, congratulations!! #2115117Michelle R. Kovach November 24, 2005
Thank you very much Donna! I appreciate your comments!Daniel Diaz November 26, 2005
Big Congrats on your finalists Michelle, this one really blew me away!!! #2121371Michelle R. Kovach November 26, 2005
Thank you so much Daniel! I really appreciate your comments!Michelle R. Kovach January 11, 2006
Thank you so very much Matthew! It was a labor of love & I enjoyed the end result!Silvia Nunes January 16, 2006
WOW great job beautiful shot!! #2295639Michelle R. Kovach January 16, 2006
Thank you very much Silvia! I appreciate your comments!Mary N C. Taitt April 08, 2006
Fantastic job getting rid of the fence--great pose and compositrion, color and clarity!! Congratulations on your finalist! Mary :-) #2621709Michelle R. Kovach April 08, 2006
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