Easy way to ruin a good picture
(Backlit), but I think it looks okay.
Not like the whole image is blown out.
Not to bad. Depends on how tough you are on your self. I keep photos like this until I get a better one if I haven't one already.
I’d keep that. It’s a good picture, good detail, nice framing.
I agree with tcthome. Could probably make it better in PP
Not a ruined photo as is but easily can be corrected in PP to make it better.
joecichjr
Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Longshadow wrote:
(Backlit), but I think it looks okay.
Not like the whole image is blown out.
Good-looking birds don't always end up where we'd prefer them to ⭐⭐⭐
Retired CPO wrote:
I like the original.
I like the original too! I usually like more contrast and richer blacks but some like more detail or subtleties in the shadows.
If more time is spent in PP, one can get both, many layers. My edit took 3 minutes.
I'd ask ADMIN to have the inferior edit deleted from the thread if that occurred on one of my posts.
For the original, how was the image captured? The EXIF says Luminar AI for processing. The highlights are 'natural' in the sense that's how your eyes will tend to see this bird in this position and light. If captured in RAW, if you use your human AI, can you manually lower the highlights and better recover the feather details in the sun? The image reports ISO-400. In many raw files the details are there in the file and it's the ISO processing that 'blows' the highlights.
If the details were lost, even in the RAW, just a slight lower exposure will get those details, probably a faster shutter is the change needed.
We can edit the contrast and tonality til kingdom come, but all for naught unless we also clone out that oof filament that connects the bird’s head to a big bokeh ball. No big job, but needs doing to rank as a real keeper.
CHG_CANON wrote:
I'd ask ADMIN to have the inferior edit deleted from the thread if that occurred on one of my posts.
For the original, how was the image captured? The EXIF says Luminar AI for processing. The highlights are 'natural' in the sense that's how your eyes will tend to see this bird in this position and light. If captured in RAW, if you use your human AI, can you manually lower the highlights and better recover the feather details in the sun? The image reports ISO-400. In many raw files, the details are there in the file and it's the ISO processing that 'blows' the highlights.
If the details were lost, even in the RAW, just a slightly lower exposure will get those details, probably a faster shutter is the change needed.
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I already asked that my post be removed, my mistake! The point about the angle of incidences still goes. Perhaps a post for another time.
gary8803 wrote:
Easy way to ruin a good picture
Bracket bracket bracket. Easy way to save a good picture.
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