Would you even have bothered?
Jul 28, 2023 16:30:39 #
cbtsam wrote:
Perhaps you could treat the branch and the attached leaves half way, as it were, so it is brighter than you have it here, but not quite as bright as the birdies. Then one could read the image as one of the branch and the birds being in the sun, but the background in the shade.
Thank you for looking and commenting. I am going to try (as Linda later suggests) to bring the BG back up a little.
Jul 28, 2023 16:31:22 #
jdtonkinson wrote:
I like the post pp photo.
Pretty birds
Pretty birds
They are great birds. Not gaudy like some of their cousins, but still striking IMO.
Jul 28, 2023 16:31:36 #
Jul 28, 2023 16:32:50 #
Toment wrote:
Nicely done!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
You are welcome. Although it is certainly my image, sometimes getting another's opinion allows me to see things that I did not notice before.
Jul 28, 2023 16:33:05 #
Jul 28, 2023 16:33:19 #
joecichjr wrote:
You did a marvelous job, and in my opinion, the result is simply beautiful 💚💚🌿💚💚
Jul 28, 2023 16:33:35 #
Jul 28, 2023 16:34:18 #
LDB415 wrote:
Great photo! I like the original just fine. It captures just the right moment showing these two (best of friends?, mates?, work buddies?) engaged in a deep philosophical discussion of some vital importance. It's a great photo snapped at just the right time.
Thank you. I often do wonder what they are saying. Parrots and Parakeets have so much to say to each other, all day long.
Jul 28, 2023 16:39:27 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I would absolutely have edited, and it would have ... (show quote)
Kind words. How about this? I took the original back into PS (TIFF), put it back into ACR, selected the BG and brought up the exposure 1/2 stop. It does take a little of the punched out appearance down, but I still do not like the breast of the R bird.
Jul 28, 2023 16:54:26 #
bajadreamer wrote:
For me that does the trick! Re the breast, its shape in the original is a little weird (straight line).Kind words. How about this? I took the original back into PS (TIFF), put it back into ACR, selected the BG and brought up the exposure 1/2 stop. It does take a little of the punched out appearance down, but I still do not like the breast of the R bird.
One possibility is to clone a wee bit along its breast to make it curve.
You could make it more sharply defined at the edge (I did softer, then harder), but not every part of either bird is equally detailed, which IMO is perfectly acceptable when dealing with feathers and movement.
You could also create a topic in Post Processing Forum for more suggestions.
Jul 28, 2023 17:12:19 #
bajadreamer wrote:
I took this shot, almost as a "grab" sho... (show quote)
First, it is a very good image to begin ! ..... A little soft by my standards - I would throw a little more sharpening at the birds and leaves/branch and see what happens. I rather like the original highlights in the back round except for the one in the lower left corner, which I would clone out - the whole image looks dead to me without the highlights. The birds and branch could also stand slight lightening/brightening. I also question the cropping - much on the right could crop out.......
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Jul 28, 2023 17:14:33 #
bajadreamer wrote:
You are welcome. Although it is certainly my image, sometimes getting another's opinion allows me to see things that I did not notice before.
Multiple heads are always better than one !
Jul 28, 2023 21:09:06 #
bajadreamer wrote:
I took this shot, almost as a "grab" sho... (show quote)
What a wonderful work, Baja!
Jul 28, 2023 22:34:23 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
For me that does the trick! Re the breast, its sha... (show quote)
Here is another version. Used Clone Stamp with hard edge brush to add to breast (make the breast outline more curved) and ran through Topaz AI Sharpen.
Jul 29, 2023 01:07:35 #
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