The original has the sky in the background largely white. Other than I'm pretty happy with my pressing the shutter button at the right moment and got the eye sharp, I'm not sure of this photo. Not sure why but may be the head position of the bird. So, I changed the color of the sky, faded the colors of some of the elements in the photo, enhanced (not replaced) a tad those that I would like the viewers to focus on...trying to improve the final image. And, here's the result.
What say you?
Thanks for looking !!
Last edited by Desmond Chan; 06-18-2008 at 11:25 PM.
I'm pretty sure those are cherries! I like the action you caught and the sharp face/eye/beak. There is some BG noise and at first the head angle looks strange but then it sort of grows on me. Does it need more room?
Believe it or not, I added some noise to the background. That is to improve the transition from the blurred background to the foreground, makes it look more natural. Supposedly the noise added should be small. I probably over-done it a bit.
Attached is the one I reduced the noise...errr not sure if I was successful :o
Nice PS work Desmond !!!! Images with birds straight on at a close distance with the prominent tail are difficult. No amount of stopping down will give you enough dof Tail is always distracting
I thinks you did great here exposing wide open to maximize the blur, the face is razor sharp and image made at peak moment !!!
sweet capture, desmond!! i think you could evict that stick/branch in the upper right corner behind the bird's butt. i like the head angle. pretty cool!!
Grape Picking
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