Transformation of Two Images
I recently discovered a twig of a chestnut tree that showed the typical signs of budding we usually observe in early spring. For January, however, such an occurrence is highly unusual. I took a lot of pictures looking for clarity and sharpness. When one photo turned out to be to my liking, I noticed that the background was blurry due to the large aperture opening. Also, I wanted a brighter and more cheerful image.
In my archives, I found a winter scene from last year that looked promising as a better background.
Both went into my Affinity Photo editor. I selected and copied the twig with its impressive bud to the clipboard. Then I cropped the picture above to remove all distracting elements from the composition with the twig. Then I pasted the selected twig into the winter landscape, resized, moved it to the left, and even changed the angle. The result is the third picture. Enjoy.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
Definitely cheerful, a beautiful winter’s day. I think that twig strongly resembles asparagus.
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To be honest, I much prefer the first image. For me, the background in the second takes attention away from the bud.
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I agree, Linda. The original photo was not bad to begin with. The new technique I had recently learned motivated me to practice it.
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And there’s nothing wrong with that!
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Pretty cool.
The air looks sharp and crisp…if you poke a finger it might shatter.
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Good job!
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Thanks for sharing your technique. Very interesting.
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It’s amazing what one can do with photoediting these days. This is also a reminder that we can no longer believe that all the images available online are authentic. Some people use the photoediting to nefarious purposes.
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Great photos!
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That requires a lot of patience and accurateness, and the result was worth it, bravo!
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Nicely done, Peter!
I don’t have any editor still.
Do you pay for it?!
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Affinity Photo is the editor I have been using, for which excellent tutorials are available on youtube.
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I only use Windows “Bordmittel” so far 🙂
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I’ve fooled with Photoshop’s new sky replacement tool but in the end always prefer the original. That said, you did a nice job of it.
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