The making of Savanna, step by step...
original image

step 1 of 4
Masked off and cleaned up the two elephants ( http://www.fws.gov/dls/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=1657677&CFTOKEN=28252324&id=4679DDC6%2D1CEE%2D412F%2D9FA2A0275B612E87 ).

step 2 of 4
I found an image I liked at ( http://www.fws.gov/dls/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=1657677&CFTOKEN=28252324&id=385E9EDA%2D65BF%2D03E7%2D2A02AF7B36A1F96Dand dropped the elephants in it ).

step 3 of 4
Then I manually masked off the tree. I found an original sunset of mine and placed it in the background.

step 4 of 4
Then I simply started working the Colors, Levels, Burning and Dodging etc. Basically I cleaned it up, added a few shadows and that’s about it.

final result

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