Description
Seven frames of the same black-headed gull, one composite, and no generative AI. I photographed it on the Canon R5 Mark II with the EF 400mm f/2.8, then put it together in Photoshop using Content-Aware Fill, Content-Aware Scale and one simple trick for spacing every bird perfectly. They’re tools that have been in Photoshop for years, and they did a better job than AI would have.
00:00 A bird in flight composite
01:03 Choosing and renaming the seven frames in Lightroom
01:49 Checking sharpness and the panning direction
02:30 Sending the first frame to Photoshop
03:01 Selecting the bird and its reflection
03:41 Expanding the selection
04:25 Removing the original bird with Content-Aware Fill
05:43 Moving the bird into position
06:07 Adding the rest of the frames
08:04 Widening the scene with Content-Aware Scale
10:24 Spacing the birds evenly with a guide layout
11:57 The finished composite
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