Keeping an eye out

[Bill Dix]

Greater Flamingo, from the Galapagos. I can't decide if this comp works or not. Slightly overexposed in the camera (don't know why I went to +0.3EV -- have some others at -0.3 that were better) but was able to recover somewhat in RAW. C&C appreciated.

D90
80-400 VR @ 400mm.
1/1600s @ f/7.1
+0.3EV.
Handheld

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I Like it Bill, I wonder if you added a bit of black to the neutrals if it would improve the look. Just a thought. Beautiful colours on the bird, and I like the eye peeking out.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Bill !!! Like the framing, eye position in frame ( right at the intersecting third) and overall feel !!! Jackie's suggestion should increase the contrast just a bit and might be interesting !!! Big Congrats on this one ... and btw ... big contrast to your avatar but I like it a lot also

[Lance Peters]

Hi bill - works for me - gorgeous colours - composition is good.
Jackies suggestion is good.
Big congrats :)

[Bill Dix]

I Like it Bill, I wonder if you added a bit of black to the neutrals if it would improve the look. Just a thought. Beautiful colours on the bird, and I like the eye peeking out.

Thank you Jackie. I'm not sure I can do that with PS Elements 7 -- if anyone knows how, please let me know. I did play around with curves and levels to boost the contrast and darken it a bit. It made the reds pop out too much, so I desaturated them just 5%. I don't know if this is the sort of thing you were thinking about. It certainly makes it more dramatic, if somewhat removed from reality. Thanks for the comment.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill...IMO the repost is a definate improvement. Your adjustments brought out more contrast and definition to the feathers. Good lighting and a complimentary backround...

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Don't think you can do it in Elements Bill. I tried opening it, bit couldn't assign a proper profile. Curves would probably work but selective colour would really target the range you are looking for. Was going to try a repost but it was way oversaturated. Looks like you are using a MAC?

[Bill Dix]

Don't think you can do it in Elements Bill. I tried opening it, bit couldn't assign a proper profile. Curves would probably work but selective colour would really target the range you are looking for. Was going to try a repost but it was way oversaturated. Looks like you are using a MAC?

No. I'm using a PC. I think boosting the contrast, plus jpeg conversion, probably resulted in oversaturating it, although I'm not sure how all of that works. I actually reduced the saturation of the red channel a bit in the repost, but not enough. Also, I'm working in 8 bit, sRGB. Don't know if any of that makes much of a difference.