Juvenile Tern

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03-22-2010, 08:27 PM
Indranil Sircar

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Juvenile Tern

This image is from last summer... applied Topaz simplify and changed opacity on a different layer. Your c&c will be appreciated...
03-22-2010, 09:02 PM
Christopher Miller

Hi Indranil, Love the pose of the bird. The Topaz gave it a nice subtle painted look. The whites look like they might be a little hot. Also, it looks like the focus was a bit off since the two long feathers in back look to be the sharpest area. Nothing real serious, but sharpening the head, and especially the eye, would make a big improvement IMO.
03-23-2010, 12:58 AM
Indranil Sircar

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Hi Christopher, thanks for the feedback. You are correct; the whites are little hot. Although I am not sure why the focus upfront is not sharp. Maybe Topaz simply softens it a bit more for he lighter colors compared to the darker back feathers. Original focus was on the bill... here is the original...
03-23-2010, 01:00 AM
Indranil Sircar

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...and here is the repost after fixing the whites and the smart sharpen of the head...
03-23-2010, 01:32 AM
Kora Baker

Fixing the whites and sharpening has increased the appeal of this interesting bird, Indranil.:)
03-23-2010, 07:04 AM
denise ippolito

Indranil, Beautiful painterly look. The repost looks great, nice open mouth pose.:)
03-23-2010, 07:57 AM
Christopher Miller

Nice repost, Indranil. I think the eye could still be sharpened a bit more, but looks great otherwise.
03-23-2010, 10:05 AM
Jackie Schuknecht

Nice pose Indranil, and I do agree with Chris on a bit more sharpening on the eye (we are getting to be a picky group):)
03-23-2010, 01:27 PM
Julie Kenward

I'm with the others...sharpen that eye and you've got it! Great action pose, Indranil!
03-23-2010, 03:56 PM
Arthur Morris

Still looks way sharper on the tail. The blues look mega-oversaturated, in fact, they are :). Does anybody know the species?
03-23-2010, 04:05 PM
denise ippolito

I would guess Forster's Tern
03-23-2010, 04:09 PM
Arthur Morris

That is correct, and it is a young bird. Well done :)
03-24-2010, 01:27 AM
Indranil Sircar

Thanks all for the comments. Really appreciate it a lot.

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Originally Posted by Arthur Morris

Still looks way sharper on the tail. The blues look mega-oversaturated, in fact, they are :). Does anybody know the species?

Thank you so much for your feedback. I will fix the tail and the blue later in the week. I am travelling and do not have access to the master file.
03-25-2010, 06:46 PM
Indranil Sircar

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Finally I got a chance to work on this image! I reduced the sharpness on the tail end, de-saturated the blue and sharpened the eye region. Here is the repost...
03-25-2010, 08:11 PM
Christopher Miller

Hi Indranil, Nice repost. Eye sharpness looks fine now. Comparing the two reposts though, it looks like you lost sharpness on the wing and back. I would restrict the reduced sharpness to just the feathers sticking up.
03-25-2010, 09:40 PM
Kerry Perkins

Hi Indranil. The last post looks really good to me. I don't mind the focus tapering off at the tail. Seems to help draw the eye to the head. Like the subtle Simplify treatment.
03-25-2010, 11:27 PM
denise ippolito

Nicely done Indranil.:)
03-26-2010, 08:17 AM
Indranil Sircar

Christopher, Kerry, Denise, thanks for looking and the feedback.

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Originally Posted by Christopher Miller

Hi Indranil, Nice repost. Eye sharpness looks fine now. Comparing the two reposts though, it looks like you lost sharpness on the wing and back. I would restrict the reduced sharpness to just the feathers sticking up.

Hi Christopher, thanks for the suggestions. Appreciate it a lot. I did try both; reducing just the tail and progressively OOF for the tail section. As the bird is angled, this looked more natural to me and as Kerry said - keep the focus on the eye and open bill. What you think.