Rose-Breasted Grosbeak in the Rain
May 12, 2016 12:40:47 #
I captured this guy, from my back porch, during yesterday's light rain.
May 12, 2016 13:05:55 #
May 12, 2016 13:14:16 #
Very nice! I would try to warm the WB more. Looks kind of cold, blue. I t would make the image more appealing. Nice work.
May 12, 2016 13:17:13 #
Pretty; I've got a bunch of them that just recently joined my free range pet flock. I guess the free food is to good to turn down...
May 12, 2016 14:07:37 #
May 12, 2016 14:24:32 #
May 12, 2016 16:36:41 #
Thanks so much, jeep daddy, chaman, morrison, robert, and Bob. Your comments and suggestions
are appreciated. I'll try warming the white balance as suggested, see how it looks, but I don't want it to look
too much like a sunny day, as yesterday was quite cold and damp, and this guy was a bright spot in the
dull woods.
are appreciated. I'll try warming the white balance as suggested, see how it looks, but I don't want it to look
too much like a sunny day, as yesterday was quite cold and damp, and this guy was a bright spot in the
dull woods.
May 12, 2016 17:45:37 #
nice shot--poor bird does not look happy
I agree with chaman that there is too much blue--especially in the white feathers of the bird. Check your white balance or if you have a software program --see what you can do to remove the blue tint. Or paint the feathers white using a low opacity for the colour
I agree with chaman that there is too much blue--especially in the white feathers of the bird. Check your white balance or if you have a software program --see what you can do to remove the blue tint. Or paint the feathers white using a low opacity for the colour
May 12, 2016 18:09:58 #
Bushpilot wrote:
Thanks so much, jeep daddy, chaman, morrison, robert, and Bob. Your comments and suggestions
are appreciated. I'll try warming the white balance as suggested, see how it looks, but I don't want it to look
too much like a sunny day, as yesterday was quite cold and damp, and this guy was a bright spot in the
dull woods.
are appreciated. I'll try warming the white balance as suggested, see how it looks, but I don't want it to look
too much like a sunny day, as yesterday was quite cold and damp, and this guy was a bright spot in the
dull woods.
About 3 weeks ago one of them showed up at my feeder site in the woods. The next day there were two of them and the following week the count was up to 7. I've been at that spot for years and never spotted one before. I guess they like the neighborhood.
Here's a couple pics of them...
May 12, 2016 22:41:38 #
4ellen4 wrote:
nice shot--poor bird does not look happy
I agree with chaman that there is too much blue--especially in the white feathers of the bird. Check your white balance or if you have a software program --see what you can do to remove the blue tint. Or paint the feathers white using a low opacity for the colour
I agree with chaman that there is too much blue--especially in the white feathers of the bird. Check your white balance or if you have a software program --see what you can do to remove the blue tint. Or paint the feathers white using a low opacity for the colour
I tried warming it up a bit, but it just didn't look like the bird in the environment I saw. Yesterday was a very wet and chilly day, as he was the bird conveyed the feeling perfectly.
May 12, 2016 22:43:15 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
About 3 weeks ago one of them showed up at my feeder site in the woods. The next day there were two of them and the following week the count was up to 7. I've been at that spot for years and never spotted one before. I guess they like the neighborhood.
Here's a couple pics of them...
Here's a couple pics of them...
These are such pretty birds, the same thing happens here, first only one ,then maybe 2, suddenly there is several. Thanks for commenting!
May 12, 2016 22:53:04 #
Bushpilot wrote:
I tried warming it up a bit, but it just didn't look like the bird in the environment I saw. Yesterday was a very wet and chilly day, as he was the bird conveyed the feeling perfectly.
Could you post your warm,ed up example?
May 12, 2016 23:45:36 #
chaman wrote:
Could you post your warm,ed up example?
Here's the warmer version , from temp. 4450° to 5450°, to me the posted version looked more natural to the
conditions existing at the time.
May 12, 2016 23:50:55 #
That looks much better. There is no natural environment where a bird will show blue shadows as far as I know. Even the branches looked bluish to purple in the original. Its warmed up just a tad but still the quality of the light is compatible with a gloomy rainy day. I would choose the second example it it was my image.
May 13, 2016 00:18:20 #
chaman wrote:
That looks much better. There is no natural environment where a bird will show blue shadows as far as I know. Even the branches looked bluish to purple in the original.
Its warmed up just a tad but still the quality of the light is compatible with a gloomy rainy day. I would choose the second example it it was my image.
Its warmed up just a tad but still the quality of the light is compatible with a gloomy rainy day. I would choose the second example it it was my image.
I agree about the white, I have the same problem when people show snowy wintertime photos with bluish shadows in the snow, that bugs me. I probably should have lightened and warmed up that white somewhat,
but I still think the original best reflected what I saw in those gloomy conditions.
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