Originally Posted by
Paul Burdett
Hi Brian. Thanks for the feedback/comments. Regarding my workflow, I use ACR to adjust exposure, shadows/highlights etc to a point that I'm happy with. Then into PS to crop, Topaz NR and other adjustments. In this particular image I tried not to overdo the saturation (as in my last post) but added just a little saturation to the bird's crest. I also use luminosity masks as needed...in this case the neck area, although it was not blown out to start with. I checked the raw file for this one and there's just a hint of blue in the wings area, but I do see your point here...perhaps there's a little more than there should be here. I did lower the luminance of the eye a tad too, to bring out the blue section. I'm quite happy with the final image though. Cheers.