
Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Hi Again Dave, The iris is your original iris. I made a QM of the iris, tried but pretty much fialed to lighten it with a curves adjustment, so I went to Plan B (also from Digital Basics). I used Hue/SAT, de-SATed the iris, and then used the Lighten slider. I intentionally overdid it and then reduced the opacity ot 85%
HDR is a waste for birds--they are never still enough. But, if we were smart enough in a situation like this, you could have--assuming that the bird was sitting in the same spot for a bit, or at least at the same distance, made and exposure or two at +2 or +3 stops and then grabbed the eye from that image with a QM....