Really nice one Allen, great pose perch and background. All wings pointed up - don't see that very often over here.
I have been trying a couple of variants:
Add a curves layer and take the central point and lower it just a tiny fraction the contrast increases just that little bit.
Similarly if you add a Levels layer and take the mid point slider and slide to the right just a tiny bit it increases the contrast just a little. I think it makes a difference - maybe worth a try?
Great image with a wonderful full side view, simple perch and lovely colored bkgd without any details. Wonderful highlighting of the veins in the wings. I can see why this is called "Halloween"...with those bright oranges in the wings.
Yes a beauty. Jon, are you trying to say the wings are a bit too dark? :) Love the BKGR. And the perch is amazing, in part because it mimics the colors of the subject.
The cut-off what-ever-it-is on the lower right is a tad distracting.... What did the ORIG look like there?
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Hi Arthur, Thank you for the comment. The original before any processing is as seen in the OP except for a little lightening. Looks like I could do some cloning in the lower right.
Thanks Allen. I was looking to see if you had a bit more room below.... I think that you mean lower left :)
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