Morning Stretch
I like how this one is stretching with the open bill and showing that great pink color. Shot on top of a hill looking down at the pond. There were construction barrieres up preventing a closer look.
Canon 1DMIII 2.8 300 mm L IS w/2x
ISO 320 f8@1/1600
C&C appreciated thanks
You did well with what you had. Here, simply darkening the pupil would increase the apparent sharpness of the image. Love the raised wings.
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Hi Cheryl, Nice pose but the images lacks contrast and is dull overall. So I pulled the image into PS and adjusted the black point and added an S curve I then tone down the whites along the neck with another curve adjustment and a layer mask. I thought the image could use just a bit more pop so i added some vibrance and saturation with another layer and to finish it off I also ran another round of sharpening. I hope you do not mind me working on your image but all it needed was a little bit more work in PS to fully reach its potential.
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Don, Your Photoshop work is excellent and your reposts greatly appreciated!
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Thank you Arthur just trying to show people how much better their images can be with proper post processing.Originally Posted by Arthur Morris
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YAW Don. That is one of my usual rants :) and the reason that I came up with Digital Basics. But even after folks learn the basics there are two additional things to consider: the practice needed to develop the skills and the intangible artistic stuff that you obviously have.
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Wow Don, a Major improvement and yes I do appreciate it. I am always afraid to over do it and question my eye sometimes. That looks really great and has inspired me to work on the image . Here's a repost of my own since you got me goin here..
Last edited by Cheryl Arena Molennor; 09-03-2011 at 06:43 AM. Reason: ADDED IMAGE
Repost
Heres my modest PS work
Hi Cheryl, Better but the image still needs contrast a small S curve will do the trick and another round of light sharpening.
Don Lacy
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Nice pose and comp. The detail is very nice in the wings, the repost looks better.
Thanks Don for taking the time. Much appreciated. Thanks also Herb
Like the repost a lot, great pose...Very nice Cheryl!
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