Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Cedar Waxwing (#2)

  1. #1
    Peter Farrell
    Guest

    Default Cedar Waxwing (#2)

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Taken 1/6/11 in Newport News, VA. Sony A700, 70-400G @400mm, f5.6, 1/500, iso400.
    Partly cloudy early morning. Satuated and darkened the BG sky. Cloned out some oof branches on the left, had to rebuild the perch on the left. Levels, curves, sharpened (bird). De-saturated the reds in the berry.
    Peter

  2. #2
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,266
    Threads
    3,976
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    The waxwing looks great, and I love the berry in the bill. Not sure how the sky looked like before, but you chose a very natural look. The contour of the bird looks very cut-out (most evident around the bill and berry, and around the tail)...likely the result of your masking, or other post-processing method to outline your subject for work on the sky. A bit morwe refinment there and you should have a beautifully finished result.

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Long Island, New York
    Posts
    6,275
    Threads
    574
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Peter,a lovely subject and the berry adds alot of interest. I agree with Daniel. Also see remnants of your cloning in the Lower left corner. I wonder what the image would like like with more of the branches in it. The bird feels a bit tenuous to me on this slender one only.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics