Njght Heron
Nov 7, 2013 07:13:00 #
Took this yesterday and had bright yellow glare from grass? blades in foreground. After cloning them out what else would be recommended?
Nov 7, 2013 08:28:13 #
I would leave it alone. If I wanted to get really nit picky, I might blow up the image to the point of individual pixels and use the sharpen tool on the iris of the eye only. That sometimes helps an image like a portrait or birds where the eye is soooo important.
Nov 7, 2013 09:23:05 #
larrywilk wrote:
Took this yesterday and had bright yellow glare from grass? blades in foreground. After cloning them out what else would be recommended?
Larry, would you have a chance to capture the bird at a different angle? This angle doesn't really show off the bird. The foliage is distracting. I think angle is you biggest problem here.
Nov 7, 2013 10:29:49 #
ebrunner wrote:
I would leave it alone. If I wanted to get really nit picky, I might blow up the image to the point of individual pixels and use the sharpen tool on the iris of the eye only. That sometimes helps an image like a portrait or birds where the eye is soooo important.
I'll give it a try. Thanks
Nov 7, 2013 10:33:45 #
Nightski wrote:
Larry, would you have a chance to capture the bird at a different angle? This angle doesn't really show off the bird. The foliage is distracting. I think angle is you biggest problem here.
Unfortunately, no. I was standing on tip-toe and leaning across a fence to eliminate the foliage as much as possible. My other shot hid the tip of his tail feathers. Thanks for the comment. I'll watch for him in that area.
Nov 7, 2013 12:30:29 #
larrywilk wrote:
Took this yesterday and had bright yellow glare from grass? blades in foreground. After cloning them out what else would be recommended?
Hi Larry, I did an edit on this and will post it just so you can see what it would look like if some different things were done. I liked your framing, but OOF foreground foliage tends to bother me so I did crop the photo to minimize the foliage. I'm not sure I made an improvement, though. Also, there was a green color cast, so I did some color correction, and added brightness and contrast. Also put a vignette on. I don't think I like the vignetting, but left it on just so you could see what it looks like.
Nov 7, 2013 12:30:58 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Hi Larry, I did an edit on this and will post it j... (show quote)
Whoops, guess I took the vignetting off after all.
Nov 8, 2013 07:26:57 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Whoops, guess I took the vignetting off after all.
I agree with taking out the foliage, the catchlight in the eye.Have you tried cropping the the bird 'inverse so the background is selected and using a level layer darken to make the bird more dominant .
Nov 8, 2013 20:29:40 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Hi Larry, I did an edit on this and will post it j... (show quote)
I tried the vignette and did not like it either. I like the color correction. I s that a result of the reflection off the green water? I do like what you did though. Thanks for your time.
Nov 8, 2013 20:34:47 #
tusketwedge wrote:
I agree with taking out the foliage, the catchlight in the eye.Have you tried cropping the the bird 'inverse so the background is selected and using a level layer darken to make the bird more dominant .
I usually only crop from original to 8X10 to preserve as many pixels as possible. I know this limits me but it will also help me get more done in camera. I thought about inverting the background or even reducing its exposure to darken it but, being a neophyte, I am still unsure of my capabilities in PP.
Thanks for your thoughts and ideas.
Nov 8, 2013 20:37:08 #
larrywilk wrote:
I usually only crop from original to 8X10 to preserve as many pixels as possible. I know this limits me but it will also help me get more done in camera. I thought about inverting the background or even reducing its exposure to darken it but, being a neophyte, I am still unsure of my capabilities in PP.
Thanks for your thoughts and ideas.
Thanks for your thoughts and ideas.
can you tell me what program you use fro pp
Nov 8, 2013 20:42:47 #
larrywilk wrote:
I tried the vignette and did not like it either. I like the color correction. I s that a result of the reflection off the green water? I do like what you did though. Thanks for your time.
I think the green color cast must have come as a reflection from the color of the water. I like the bird color corrected, but I actually preferred the more yellow-green color of the water in your original. You could try the original version but just applying some brightening, without color correcting, to keep the original tones, just a bit brighter. You're very welcome, thanks for letting me work on your beautiful photo.
Nov 8, 2013 20:48:08 #
tusketwedge wrote:
can you tell me what program you use fro pp
Mostly Lightroom 4 but I have started to dabble in CS6.
Nov 8, 2013 20:49:08 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
I think the green color cast must have come as a reflection from the color of the water. I like the bird color corrected, but I actually preferred the more yellow-green color of the water in your original. You could try the original version but just applying some brightening, without color correcting, to keep the original tones, just a bit brighter. You're very welcome, thanks for letting me work on your beautiful photo.
I will try these suggestions. Thank you.
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