
Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Welcome Melvin. I enjoyed my time in Scotland this month. You obviously have a good eye for COMP, and the sandeels are amazing. And I love the BKGR. There are, however, two huge problems with this image.
#1: Not only are the silveriest parts of the sandeels overeposed, a good portion of the white breast is also over-exposed. I check the histogram to be sure and there is a ton of clipping.... Normal for a bird with a white chest and a blue water BKGR in full sun would be at least -1/3 stop, but with the bright refelctions off the sandeels you needed to dial in -1 at least. (Looking at your EXP settings in bright sun show where the problems began. How did you arrive at the EXP???)
There is a chance you could save the whites and with such a spectacular image it would be well oworth your time. You should try re-converting the RAW file darker. What do you use for your RAW conversions?
#2: Some parts of the image look over-sharpened.