Revising Some Processing Steps on Older Photos
Oct 19, 2017 07:25:02 #
This time to see if it works as well with color photographs.
--Bob
--Bob
Oct 19, 2017 07:27:43 #
A beautiful shot. On the processing, I'd say the bird is unnaturally bright, given the light on his surroundings. If your intent is simply to isolate him, tho, it works just fine.
Oct 19, 2017 07:35:25 #
Oct 19, 2017 07:43:29 #
Randy, that was the intent. In this case, the surroundings' brightness was toned down a bit. The bird was pretty much left alone. I did want to isolate him a bit. Truth be known, the background looked pretty crappy at the same brightness level. Thanks for viewing and your input.
--Bob
--Bob
Treepusher wrote:
A beautiful shot. On the processing, I'd say the bird is unnaturally bright, given the light on his surroundings. If your intent is simply to isolate him, tho, it works just fine.
Oct 19, 2017 07:43:48 #
Oct 19, 2017 09:10:28 #
The white on the bird looks too bright. If you are isolating him for another reason, I understand ! BB
Oct 19, 2017 09:31:52 #
Oct 19, 2017 09:46:20 #
In defense of that, Egrets are ridiculously bright and hard to get right. They were almost hunted to extinction for their feathery plumes for ladies hats. They are no trouble to find; just look for that bright white object on a pond or river. You can spot them easily from planes, cars and boats. I have discarded a LOT of blown out egret shots.
Treepusher wrote:
A beautiful shot. On the processing, I'd say the bird is unnaturally bright, given the light on his surroundings. If your intent is simply to isolate him, tho, it works just fine.
Oct 19, 2017 11:36:13 #
By comparison, I agree, but see my response to Treepusher. The surroundings were darkened a bit. Thanks for looking and commenting.
--Bob
--Bob
Bobgood1 wrote:
The white on the bird looks too bright. If you are isolating him for another reason, I understand ! BB
Oct 19, 2017 11:36:36 #
Oct 19, 2017 11:37:50 #
Pat, thanks for looking and commenting. There is only one small spot on that egret that is almost pure white. That spot is on the front if its neck. The rest of the bird is quite a bit less than pure white.
--Bob
--Bob
ppage wrote:
In defense of that, Egrets are ridiculously bright and hard to get right. They were almost hunted to extinction for their feathery plumes for ladies hats. They are no trouble to find; just look for that bright white object on a pond or river. You can spot them easily from planes, cars and boats. I have discarded a LOT of blown out egret shots.
Oct 19, 2017 22:05:26 #
I think you nailed it. Where I live egrets are almost as numerous as seagulls. The egrets seem to have their own light source. I attempt to shoot them frequently and they are so "bright" on their own that detail is just washed out. I think you have captured the birds natural whiteness as a border sees it most often.
Oct 20, 2017 00:39:01 #
Thanks, WD. This was exposed for the egret. A lot of processing the surroundings of the bird actually hid a lot. The brightness of the egret itself was pretty much untouched throughout processing.
--Bob
--Bob
WDCash wrote:
I think you nailed it. Where I live egrets are almost as numerous as seagulls. The egrets seem to have their own light source. I attempt to shoot them frequently and they are so "bright" on their own that detail is just washed out. I think you have captured the birds natural whiteness as a border sees it most often.
Oct 20, 2017 23:38:18 #
Oct 21, 2017 10:16:21 #
Thank you, Sue. Your visits and comments are always appreciated.
--Bob
--Bob
sailorsmom wrote:
Ohhhh, how beautiful, Bob! Perfect reflection!
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