another one from vacation. taken on lovers key. these guys are fun, but challenging. MUST have soft light!! sorry i havent posted for a while. doing all my work on a laptop with a 13" monitor. it aint fun:( anyways, PP in CNX. established B&W points, decontrasted a little for a softer feel, added a couple points of warmth, ran noise reduction on BG, sharpened eye, sharpened bird, brightened face area, toned down a hotter spot on the breast of the bird and darkened both bottom corners of the frame.
D50, 70-300 at 220mm, f/7.1, 1/2000s, -1.0EV, ISO 200
Nice walking pose and details. The whites look slightly gray and I would clone out the dark band at the top. I'm not sure about the piece of wood in the lower left. Thanks for sharing!
is this any better? only cropped the top and increased the contrast. think i may have been counter-productive by trying to decrease the original contrast. thanks for your comments!!! and gus, IT WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH!!!! never is though is it?:cool:
Very nice re post my friend. Seems you had better luck that what I'm having on vacation regarding finding birds, everywhere I go is dry!!!!!
Hope to see you soon for some night shots
Least Tern
