Originally Posted by
Isaac Grant
Hey Bill. I think you are thinking about it wrong. When the light is dim the birds are not flat. Muted sure but not so dull and drab and flat. I always feel like photos in dim light look like I'm looking through a dirty window. But in real life they aren't like that at all. The photos don't have depth and dimension. That has to be added back in post. You can choose the amount of saturation but the photo has to look like a bird on a stick and not something that lacks dimension. This is best added with adding blacks, warmth and brightness to bring the photos back to what our eyes see.