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    A bird I've heard a million times, and had only fleeting glimpses of, although it's not rare by any means.

    Happy to get it out in the open.
    This is a Coppersmith Barbet.

    Fruit used as attractant.

    Canon R5, 600f4, tripod, hide.
    1/2000, f10, ISO 3200


    Denoise and color correction in ACR. Crop and smart sharpen in PS.
    The feathers on the shoulder and chest are so sharp, they look crunchy in the RAW too :)


    All feedback and reposts welcomed.

    Thanks!

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    Cool bird, and the perch is very nice with the wrapping stem. Good background details, colours. Did it provide you with a better head angle (I suspect not)?

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    Super shot good details, I get the impression the image contains too much Magenta.. Loving those whiskers!.

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    Good eye, Jon. Thanks!
    Used Selective Color to remove magenta and cyan from neutral and black in bird and perch only.
    Hope this is an improvement.
    Please feel free to RP.
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    Looks good!

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    Hi Sid I did follow your return to BPN with interest ... your struggling with the PP
    You posted some stunning stuff since then .... congrats to your nice work , the PP stuff will become better for sure over the times .

    Regarding the shot of this Barbet ... well not much to find in terms of negative critique or suggestion to improve this shot from my side .
    So overall a good solid frame of this lovely bird on a stick . Love the clean BG and the pose of the subject . Stunning details and super sharpness .
    As colors are subjective please do not take my color suggestion too strong into account , but I think the colors are off in OP and RP .... very obvious magenta /blue cast across the whole colors . I would say WB is off !!!
    Not sure what you did with your RP ... I would suggest to neutralize the image and from that point color grade it to your liking , might be just me .

    TFS Andreas

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    Hi Andreas! and thanks for the solid feedback. It's much appreciated.
    Yes, my struggle with PP is real, but it's been a lot of fun.

    I really am just totally winging it currently.
    Subjectivity with colors aside, I really need to learn a lot of these terms that you and others have mentioned in this and previous posts, like neutralize, color grade, clarity, HSL, smart objects...

    Not sure what sets the WB off to begin with; either something I do in the workflow, or just the high-ish ISO.
    Will start again from RAW and retrace my steps.

    Cheers!
    Last edited by Sidharth Kodikal; 11-09-2023 at 10:26 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidharth Kodikal View Post

    Not sure what sets the WB off to begin with; either something I do in the workflow, or just the high-ish ISO.

    Cheers!
    Easy to answer ... it is You and the chosen WB in the chosen Raw converter , as you , the editor , does choose the settings in the raw converter i.e. WB , color profile , picture style whatever you want to call it.
    To me the Iso has got nothing to do with the " WB being OFF " .... and actually 3200 is not even highish , well for me . For others maybe already a nightmare ....

    My WF does simply include one important step in the beginning , look for a known neutral color in your file and use the eyedropper to neutralize that area .... once done , you can play with colors ( globally or locally ) to your taste . Go warmer , cooler or change the tint accordingly . You can color grade the different tonal ranges differently ... like warm lights and cool shadows , depending on your taste . All tools are there ... even in raw converters like LR / ACR or C1 .

    Cheers Andreas
    Last edited by Andreas Liedmann; Yesterday at 03:15 PM.

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