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[Lorant Voros]

Since lately I posted photos that don't look good in the thumbnail I want to keep this habit with this one from home. I hope you like it, despite I had to lower the quality to 6 in the jpeg compression to fit into the size limit.

1DX
700mm
ISO800
f: 14
1/1250
handheld

[John Robinson]

Wow- make a great jigsaw puzzle!!
Brilliant.
JohnR

[Arthur Morris]

The pattern of the birds with all those neck curves is astounding. The texture and the colors look a bit funky to me. I am wondering how others see that...

Where were they photographed?

[Glennie Passier]

As usual, Lorant. Beautiful and different. As John said, would make a fantastic jig saw puzzle.

My only very minor nit would be the thedarr, wing shadow of the bird on the LHS.

Thank you for sharing!

[Lorant Voros]

The pattern of the birds with all those neck curves is astounding. The texture and the colors look a bit funky to me. I am wondering how others see that...

Where were they photographed?

Thanks for the comments.

Artie. What do you mean by "funky"?

I had to lower the quality in the jpeg compression...that might be the reason. For the rest their colors are intense in the mating season. They are building their mud nests as well, so often the feathers a little muddy. I photographed it at my home area in Mexico:). A paradise that I hope will receive more care, recognition and protection.

[Marina Scarr]

This is one heck of a frame, Lorant. You have been killing these flamingo images and this one is no different. The only thing this image is missing for me is a certain flamingo, pair or cluster of flamingos which stand out a bit from the rest to help ground the frame. Now I see an interesting one in the middle with a lovely curved neck, and I would like to see an image with a key element such as that out of the center. Regardless of that, this image ROCKS!!!

[Randy Stout]

Lorant:

I certainly agree, what a group, my daughter who loves jigsaw puzzles would be thrilled to work on this one.

I do understand Artie's comment on the colors. Perhaps because of the crowding and mud, the feel is almost as if a post processing filter effect was applied that makes it look a grungy, for want of a better term. Not bad, just different.

I know that you didn't process it that way, but that is how it strikes me.

Amazing capture.


Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks for the comments.

Artie. What do you mean by "funky"?

I had to lower the quality in the jpeg compression...that might be the reason. For the rest their colors are intense in the mating season. They are building their mud nests as well, so often the feathers a little muddy. I photographed it at my home area in Mexico:). A paradise that I hope will receive more care, recognition and protection.

Hi Lorant,

As Randy said after me, "funky." As if some sort of filter had been used.

I have never seen lowering the quality of a JPEG to affect the look or quality of a JPEG. Perhaps it is because I use the Optimize to file size feature in Save For web and optimize my sharpened JPEGs to < 395kb... a

[Lorant Voros]

Thanks for the coming comments everyone. :)

I hear you Artie and Randy. I find the color of this bird very tricky. I shoot in RGB and when I convert the image to sRGB it all gets over saturated. Compensations change tones as well..so it might be one of the reasons. I add a screen shot of the original file opened in ACR. I am eager to hear your suggestions and advice. Thank you.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Lorant. It is possible that the funky might be caused by the gray mud being too dark... I say that because the image in Pane #9 does not look as funky as the OP. Or, it might be a color cast issue... If you would like to send the RAW file via a large file sending service like Hightail, send it here: samandmayasgrandpa@att.net. I'd love to take a crack at it with DPP 4. a

[Lorant Voros]

Thanks Lorant. It is possible that the funky might be caused by the gray mud being too dark... I say that because the image in Pane #9 does not look as funky as the OP. Or, it might be a color cast issue... If you would like to send the RAW file via a large file sending service like Hightail, send it here: samandmayasgrandpa@att.net. I'd love to take a crack at it with DPP 4. a

I am looking forward to see what you make out of the original RAW. Thank you for your never ending teaching and attention.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Lorant, I took a 100% conservative approach with the image using DPP 4 to convert it. One of the things that I noticed with the RAW file that was not evident in the original post is that you made a common error: with AF active you used the center AF point. Thus, sharpest focus was on the birds in the middle of the frame. Best always to focus on the birds near the front of the flock in situations like this. Our eye does much better without having to deal with o-o-f birds in front of the point of focus. Thus my crop from the bottom. LMK what you think of the color.

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[Arthur Morris]

ps: the color surely is a lot different, and I think, a lot more natural. a

pps: you are most welcome/it is always my pleasure. I wish that I had more time to help folks.

[Lorant Voros]

Artie. Thanks for taking the time. I don't think this is the right color..your version is more "cold" I'd say. I think there will be only one way....you will have to come to visit me and I take you out to photograph them. In any case, their intense color is a challenge to reproduce for sure.

As far as the focusing suggestion...I will keep it in mind next time when I have the chance.

Lorant

[Arthur Morris]

Lorant. YAW. Even if I were there it would still be difficult to get the color right... Maybe somewhere in between.

Looking back, the original post is too grayed out, too funky, and too orange :)

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