honey bee eater

[Anil Skumar]

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couldnt improve the colors on the bird .. even the stone on which bird is perched is distracting i felt... comments welcome..

[Diane Miller]

Hi Anil,

Welcome to BPN! This is an absolutely spectacular catch -- by both you and the bird! Your colors look good to me. Can you tell us what you would like to change about them? What software you are using? Captured in RAW or JPEG? The camera, lens and shooting settings are also good to include, although your question here is more about processing.

Is it a crop? If there is more of the image at the bottom and right, my preference would be not to place the bird so much into the corner. If anything I'd crop more on the top and left.

The color of the stone could easily be changed a little, but I don't think it is a problem as it is.

[David Kenny]

Welcome,

This is an excellent shot. Was this a crop? As Diane said I would like to see the bird not stuck in the corner. I don't find the rock to be distracting at all.

-Dave

[Anil Skumar]

Hi Anil,

Welcome to BPN! This is an absolutely spectacular catch -- by both you and the bird! Your colors look good to me. Can you tell us what you would like to change about them? What software you are using? Captured in RAW or JPEG? The camera, lens and shooting settings are also good to include, although your question here is more about processing.

Is it a crop? If there is more of the image at the bottom and right, my preference would be not to place the bird so much into the corner. If anything I'd crop more on the top and left.

The color of the stone could easily be changed a little, but I don't think it is a problem as it is.

Thank you Diane and David...

Its taken with Tamron 150-600 with a 6d. +2.3 EV, 1/800, f 6.3, ISO 1000.. captured in Raw and processed in LR5. Its a crop. Bird was at the center of frame . Underbody of the bird .. Colors look washed out to me.

[Diane Miller]

This is another very impressive picture from that lens, especially at this large crop! I wouldn't have thought the underbody colors were washed out, but you might try darkening that area a little. I would use a curve, masked to just that area. Pulling down the center will also subtly increase contrast. I don't know how experienced you are with PS but you could try the tutorial in the sticky at the top of this forum, Making Local Adjustments in PS Using Quick Mask Mode.

[Anil Skumar]

thanks again Diane.. I find the lens extremely good when it hits the spot.. as I always hand hold it.. i suspect my technique when it fails... :)
I am novice in PP . I shall look into sticky..

Rgds

anil