I noticed the little "nub" from the beginning but left it as I usually don't add / remove elements. Not sure how effective my clone job was for that matter.
Reduced the brightness a tad. For future reference what manner is most effective ?
I generally use NX2 for my post work. If the subject is different enough from the background, I can use what they call a control point to select the background and exclude the subject, and adjust brightness with that.
If the subject and image are closer in brightness, than I will use the lasso tool to exclude the subject and then adjust the brightness of the rest of the image. Sometimes a combination of both.
I just love the elegant pose of this bird. The talons/feet are great.
NX2 can process jpegs, tiffs, and NEFs (Nikons Raw file). Some of the features were handled by NiK, so it has some cool stuff. It is slow, a memory hog, and a bit of a challenge at times with the interface, but for Nikon shooters, it gives the best raw conversion of their files.
I like the setting, eye contact and BG. The repost looks better but the bird is not as sharp as in the original post. On my monitor the image looks even better if you take the midtone slider in Levels to 0.92 or so.
One of the most wonderfull and elegant images of these bird's I've seen lately. Big congratulations, the pose, perch, BG, light, colors, detail, exposure and comp are amazing.
Bird on a Stick
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