I am a new member here and wow. This is the first image I opened and it is beautiful. Well done. The thing I notice is the eye looks a just bit flat on my monitor.
Last edited by John Whaley; 09-17-2016 at 02:30 PM.
Welcome Brian! Terrific detail and color on this little beauty. To my eye the whole image might stand just a tiny bit more brightness, and the eye could certainly benefit from more brightness. Ideally one should be able to see just a hint of difference between the iris and the pupil. Watch Daniel's posts for his perfect handling of this.
Thank you Bill for the welcome and the tips , I will take a look at Daniel's posts , still learning love all the insight i'm getting , Huge ty again :)
Last edited by Brian Desjardins; 09-16-2016 at 03:20 PM.
Hi Basil, a big welcome to BPN, and I hope you have fun as you share and learn along the way. Lovely pose here, and I do like the colours and detail. It looks like you were shooting in overcast conditions, so as Bill mentioned, a little more light/exposure on the HB wont harm. I also like that we can see the spider web on the plant. Comp wise, I feel the subject is a touch too large in the frame, and if this were mine, I would have a bit more space below.
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Hi Stu , TY for the welcome, and for the great insight , I think it's all the macro shooting has made me crop in too tight on my images, I will keep that in mind for the future. I have learned so much in a short time I have been here and from the looks of it still a lot more learning to be had.
Yes I have started to comment more on other members images too, to be honest felt a bit under qualified to comment anything constructive with my little experience but i will pick it up that's a promise.
Welcome Brian. Nice first post and as you continue to post you only learn more and more. Good suggestions already by the group. Up the the exposure by a third and loosen it up a bit and you should be good to go. Well done
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Hi David . ty for the welcome and comment, very glad i joined this group, every ones insight is super appreciated , i'm here to learn and get better, again thanks to everyone for there comments and help.
Hey Brian, that is a good looking HB you present us here! Nice perch, perfect head angle. I agree about the subject being tight in the frame, and about the overall darkness of the exposure. Lifting up the midtones indeed helps with that, but more importantly you also need to lighten the catchlight in the eye. In the repost I lifted the midtones a bit, but then used the dodge tool to lighten the catchlight (I feel it was still a touch dark and lacking "life"). What Brian refers to is that I like to tweak the eye in most of my images (or as Artie calls it: performing some eye doctor). I usually like to burn the pupil darker, and dodge the iris lighter (and / or enhance the existing catchlight / reflection as here)...but these fixes need to be done in careful moderation as it can ruin an image as easily as it can enhance it.
Hi Daniel, Ty for your comments and information about how to go about fixing the pupil, seems i still have a lot to learn on how to properly edit my photos.
Have not been doing this too long but i'm a fast learner and this is one of the reasons I joined this awesome group is to learn and get better with every new photo.
Hope I do a better job with my next post, Ty again for taking the time to explain how to go about fixing it!
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