Originally Posted by
Randy Stout
Artie:
I included a repost. Small upward curves adjustment, with center of upward adjustment slightly to the left of center, and an anchor point on far right to keep the whites from moving up as much.
To my eye it opens up the birds face and darker feathers, feet and legs. I might do a modification and apply it only to the bird, and let the background stay darker, but this at least should give you the idea I am after.
You could probably use detail extractor on the face and dark feathers to get a similar effect in a more localized manner.
Cheers
Randy
re: foot merge. Well, when the images starts out so good, you are left to look at small tweaks!