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    Default Squirrel's pose

    Saw this on a bay leaf tree.
    Playing in the mid day sun...
    Had to hike up the ISO because of the movement..


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    Hi Prabir - very cute and the format works well. You should be able to tame the highlights a bit more either in your raw converter or with a luminosity mask. There's some noise in the bg, most noticeable near the head and there's also a bright spot at the very bottom of the frame. Overall a nice one.

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    Thanks a lot Rachel. I have made some modifications as advised by you.
    This should better I guess.
    Thanks again.

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    Hi Prabir, the RP looks better, but I still think some of the main highlights need taming. You could apply a Luminosity mask and just then reveal the parts you need to address. Is this a large crop, as I feel the IQ looks a little crunchy, however I love the pose with the flower, very cute. If it were me, I would remove the piece of wood touching the flower stalk and crop a little more off the top, but I'm not sure if the IQ will allow any more cropping?

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    Hi Prabir,

    I would, if the IQ let's you, loose a bit on the bottom to just remove the piece off wood as suggested by Steve. Pose and format are working well together. Looks like this squirrel is quite selective.

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    Hi Prabir,

    what a cute chap. The highlights are a it disturbing, I am sure when you follow Steve's suggestions you will get there. RP looks better

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    Hi Prabir - very cute image and the flower just takes the cake! I do think the RP looks good re NR.
    TFS
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    Quote Originally Posted by GertOoms View Post
    Hi Prabir,

    I would, if the IQ let's you, loose a bit on the bottom to just remove the piece off wood as suggested by Steve. Pose and format are working well together. Looks like this squirrel is quite selective.

    TFS
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    Or just eliminate the extraneous piece of wood with a Quick Mask. This image cracks me up--it looks as if the squirrel is wearing an oxygen mask!

    Easy question: is there a tutorial somewhere on a luminosity mask? That is a new one on me.
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    Easy question: is there a tutorial somewhere on a luminosity mask? That is a new one on me.
    Artie, I think Rachel wrote one, but I will email you with a simple recipe
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    Hi Artie - Robert was the one who originally taught me about Luminosity Masks and there's a sticky linking to some of his tutorials at the top of the forum. Here's a more recent thread discussing them in brief and giving a step by step tutorial for the most often suggested luminosity adjustment (dealing with bright highlights). You can invert the selection and apply a screen adjustment to lighten darker areas. You can also select just one particular color channel. I believe Tony Kuyper has done the most extensive writings and tutorials on the use of luminosity masks.

    http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...minosity-masks

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    Rachel apologies, you were quite right, it was you who wrote it, reply amended.
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