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Hi David, sorry, I appreciate a habitat included in a composition as it has a powerful contribution, however, this environment was not compositionally "friendly" as there are dried branches intersecting the heron ala "shish-ka-bob". Also, the leaves don't have a pleasing "frame" and are also intersected by the same dried sticks. The white BG spots really draw my eye as well. The bird doesn't present an appealing HA and the whites are not displaying detail. Lastly, color balance is off, frame is blue. TFS
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No reason to be sorry. Ann. Thanks for the inputs.
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Hi David,
I agree with Ann's critique and also note that the feet are too close to the bottom of the frame.
Always leave some breathing room for the feet when framing your image.
Gail
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Yes to more room below and fixing the color. Like the pose on the bird.
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I agree with Ann, there is just too much distraction to be a really effective shot. Environment/habitat shots are really hard, and the environment overpowers the bird in this instance.
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As I am partially color blind sometimes I miss the color cast
David, if you use PS to process your images, then they have a thread/advice for folk like yourself which can hopefully resolve things.
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Steve Kaluski
David, if you use PS to process your images, then they have a thread/advice for folk like yourself which can hopefully resolve things.
Who is they? Can you share a link?
with love, arite
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Artie, about 5 years ago a guy in Widlife kept posting images that were similar to this thread (he then explained he was colour blind, hence the colours of the image) and I then found some links that help in the set-up of PS (Photoshop), however with numerous updates I can't find the links in the adobe community, but found this:
- Convert the document to RGB color mode, which provides the most accurate soft proofs for color blindness.
- To simultaneously view the original document and a soft proof, choose Window > New Window and arrange the windows for a side-by-side view (optional).
- Choose View > Proof Setup > Color Blindness, and then choose either Protanopia-type or Deuteranopia-type. (To comply with CUD, check your document in both views.)
You can also print the proof in Photoshop. For more information, search for “Print a hard proof” in Photoshop Help.
If objects are difficult to distinguish in color-blind proofs, adjust the design by doing any of the following:
- Change color brightness or hue:
- Pure red tends to appear dark and muddy; orange-red is easier to recognize.
- Bluish green is less confusing than yellowish green.
- Gray may be confused with magenta, pale pink, pale green, or emerald green.
- Avoid the following combinations whenever possible: red and green; yellow and bright green; light blue and pink; dark blue and violet.
- Apply different patterns or shapes.
- Add large white, black, or dark-colored borders on color boundaries.
- Use different font families or styles.
This may also help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAgMCcjZ8I
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Thanks a stack Steve!
with love, artie
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Not sure if it helps David or not Artie, but certainly for 90% plus of folk who use PS they would not know that this option was available and that by simply changing things like Proof Setup it could make all the difference if you had a colour issue. 
I think the video clip could be the 'game changer', however it would be nice if it could be a 'recipe/action' that David could just deploy rather than creating for each image.
Cheers
Steve
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Just saw the latter part of the comments in my email. So, Thanks so much Steve and Artie for the detailed help.
Peace,
David
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