Gorgeous pose, Katie. Flower and BG look a little bright. Tried a version desaturation reds a couple of points and darkening the whole image apart from the bird and a sliver off the top as an option.
Lovely bird Katie. I agree that reducing exposure improves the image. There are a number of minor imperfections in the flower that could be easily removed, if this is consistent with your ethics. How did rate a Passion Flower?
Wow Katie!! Awesome image. You did a great job capturing the pose and sharp details. The flower adds a lot. I like Tony's crop and think that I would clean up the flower since this is so fantastic! Congrats!!:)
Tony, it's ironic that I thought my first conversion was too saturated so took it back a few notches...guess I'll rethink that and I agree with your crop suggestion.
Peter, I'll see if I can bring out a bit more detail in the tail.
Bill and Denise, I was dismayed with the flower's imperfections but decided to leave as is...again, maybe I'll rethink that decision.
Thank you for your comments.
Katie
Last edited by Katie Rupp; 08-28-2010 at 06:32 PM.
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Hi, Katie. Great to see this one. That was a tough flower, but I know you liked it so I'm really glad to see the final result here. I think Tony's repost does improve this nice image; definitely worth tweaking as I think would make a nice print.
The flash work is very good as is Tony's repost. I love the wing position.
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