Small Green Bee-eater

[RAM MALLYA]

Shutter speed 1/1250
Aperture F/5.6
ISO 400
Focal length 380 MM
C & C Welcome.

[David Fletcher]

Beautiful shot and pose Ram. The oof branches distract and whilst not a lover of excessive cloning, there are occasions when it is appropriate. if ethics permit, they are worth considering removal.

[RAM MALLYA]

Beautiful shot and pose Ram. The oof branches distract and whilst not a lover of excessive cloning, there are occasions when it is appropriate. if ethics permit, they are worth considering removal.

Thanx David will surely try to clone off the distractions if possible in future posts ,But for this post it was almost impossible .

[Allen Sparks]

Beautiful detail on the bird and very nice background. I agree with the comment about cloning out the foreground branches.

[Peter Farrell]

A great shot of this bird. I enjoy seeing different birds from around the world. I too am not a fan of cloning, and branches are a natural part of the birds environment, but I would have attempted to clone out the oof branch (lower left) because of its conflict with the tail feathers.
Peter

[Arthur Morris]

A great shot of this bird. I enjoy seeing different birds from around the world. I too am not a fan of cloning, and branches are a natural part of the birds environment, but I would have attempted to clone out the oof branch (lower left) because of its conflict with the tail feathers. Peter

How about the o-o-f branch that is stabbing the bird in the heart? :)

[Arthur Morris]

Thanx David will surely try to clone off the distractions if possible in future posts ,But for this post it was almost impossible .

Ram, I would agree as to "almost impossible." In 1992 when I left the NYC public school system, lots of folks told me that it would be impossible to make a living as a bird photographer. So impossible is one of my very favorite birds. I could have done a lot better with the TIFF :) but this should show what is possible. It took me about 12 minutes. I also did some Eye Doctor work and lightened the shades from of the face and breast...

All work done with various techniques included in our Digital Basics PDF File: https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/ca....aspx?catid=32

BTW, did you get my "great shot" e-mail?

ps: Thanks for your membership support.

[Arthur Morris]

BTW, the bird is loverly.

[Harshad Barve]

Ram
Man you are lucky here:):):) , One terrific repost by Guruji , Grab the oppurtunity by both hands and learn lot from him
TFS one beautiful image

[RAM MALLYA]

Thank you Arthur for the Re post with the cloning . I am not too good at it . I am glad that u spent time for my photograph. Thanks a lot once again.

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you Arthur for the Re post with the cloning . I am not too good at it . I am glad that u spent time for my photograph. Thanks a lot once again.

Most folks think Clone Stamp Tool when they see stuff like this and I do use the Clone Stamp a bit as the first step in Divide and Conquer, but the Patch Tool and Quick Masks are used to complete much of the work that I did on this image. And again, it is all in Digital Basics and each technique is written in an easy to understand recipe-like style. We send it to purchasers via e-mail. The bad news is that we are closed until 4 JAN (but folks can still place orders at any time) :)

[Bryan Hix]

Ram, very nice bird and a like the colors of the BG as well as the overall sharpness. Obviously a busy scene to start with, but I am very impressed with Artie's re-post. Seeing that work gives me hope that many photos can be saved. Artie, how long did that take you to do that?

[Arthur Morris]

Bryan, From Pane #7: It took me about 12 minutes. Maybe a bit more. I likely could have done a bit better as far as quality with the TIFF (but don't be sending it soon) :)