Bulbul - after bath satisfaction.

[Jeni Williams]

This one is thanks to personal coaching with step by step instructions (press button A , next press button B, now button C etc)
from

a) Oom Gus .........background (Yippeee - no more cloning!!!!):p:p:p

b) Jackie ............eye (Yes, now I know how to use QM!!!):cool::cool::cool:

Thank you, really made editing less frustrating now!!!:D:D:D:D

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeni - Gorgeous BG - Love the wet look. WELL DONE:):)

Cant decide if it maybe looks a little TOO sharp.

:)

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Jeni,
Love that BG!! Agree that it looks oversharpened.
Regards,
Nicki

[Jeni Williams]

:D:D It's soaking wet!!! The Eye was sharpened once, and I ran Noise ninja on the bg after following Oom Gus's instructions!:p

[denise ippolito]

Jeni, Great shot I love the soaking wet look. The BG is to die for . good job!

[Alfred Forns]

I like it a lot Jeni Just back down the USM but you got one nice image Particularly like how well it stands out and the look on his face !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hi Jeni,
Lovely BG maybe a bit heavy-handed with the sharpening. Like the placement in the frame.

Have fun with QM it is such a flexible tool for everything!

[Jeni Williams]

Guys, I only sharpened the eye once after doing 25 radius .8 detail 20 and masking 40
( less than John Shaw recommends) in ACR - nothing was done on the bird itself after that.:(

[Julie Kenward]

Jeni, I'm not sure what you used for noise reduction but some of the plugins will do some sharpening as a default...you might check and see if that's what happened.

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Jeni:

Lovely photograph, I think you created a masterpiece. If it is slightly too sharp, matter of opinion, it will print out real nice.

Looking forward to more to come.

Thanks for sharing.

Uncle Gus :D

[Nonda Surratt]

Love the pose BG and the feather detail on the bird. Agree on the sharpening.

[Gus Cobos]

Jeni,
I like it very much....just a tad less of sharpening...good show...proud of you...:):cool:

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Jeni,

I like the image. The bird almost looks shocked. It must not like being that wet. I think the background is great. Good composition. I am impressed how sharp the feathers since you did not apply any sharpening. Well DOne.

Regards,

Phil