Assignment SOC

[Roy Priest]

I like the idea of this thread and it's one I can submit an image for.

[Alfred Forns]

Roy you got a good base image and will need very little work for processing !!!

In this case improvements would be a lower angle and having the light more form your back. Breast are is in shadows.

Processing wise just cropping to taste, Would soften the bg by selecting and applying some gaussian blur then increasing contrast a bit !!! I like whats coming out of the camera !!!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hi Roy,
Lower angle like Lance tries to do. Also looks like you had side lighting here. Exposure looks good. One leaf in the BG looks hot??? Would tone it down a bit. Sharpness and colours look good. What kind of bird is this??

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Roy,
I like the capture, agree with the good suggestions given, just a little bit of cropping and your fine...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi Roy - agree with the comments above from AL - do try laying on the ground to shoot - you will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Good base image - not a lot of PP required - good show :)

[Jeni Williams]

Good show - I like the comp and agree, not a lot needed. What bird is it?

[Roy Priest]

Roy you got a good base image and will need very little work for processing !!!

In this case improvements would be a lower angle and having the light more form your back. Breast are is in shadows.
and applying some gaussian blur then increasing contrast a bit !!! I like whats coming out of the camera !!!!

I never noticed the shadows until you mentioned them. A lower angle would be better but it was toooo muddy:)
Thanks for the encouragement.

[Roy Priest]

Hi Roy,
Lower angle like Lance tries to do. Also looks like you had side lighting here. Exposure looks good. One leaf in the BG looks hot??? Would tone it down a bit. Sharpness and colours look good. What kind of bird is this??

Jackie, how would you tone down the hot leaf? It is a Towhee. Unusual posture though.

[Roy Priest]

Hi Roy - agree with the comments above from AL - do try laying on the ground to shoot - you will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Good base image - not a lot of PP required - good show :)

Lance, I will try the laying on the ground trick soon. I got as low as I could.:)

[Roy Priest]

Good show - I like the comp and agree, not a lot needed. What bird is it?

Thanks Jeni, It is a Towhee.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Roy I would burn at about 4 percent, one or two passes, you can go by eye or check the colour picker. I usually try to get the whites 242 or under.