Hi, I took this image of a coot in the early morning sun and for some reason I just don't feel happy with it. Coots always seem hard to process and get the tones correct. Could anyone advise or show on how I could improve this image. The light was fantastic but I'm not sure it's flattering this subject.
Hi Simon- Could you provide the "techs" for the exposure. You have the light coming from the right which lights up the shield and leaves the tail-end dark. A reverse tone curve may would reduce the contrast. Photoshop Shadows and Highlights may do some good. Take a look at the water and you will see that the images needs a CW rotation. That's a good place to start. I like the head angle and eye contact.
Thanks John. Here's another post taking into account your suggestion. I find these difficult birds to photograph and maintain all the detail in the blacks. Here's my settings.
The photo is the next frame on from the other photo posted. I think this is a better angle and I've straightened up the bird in the frame. In terms of detail around the tail of the bird. I don't think I can recover that without introducing noise etc. Any thoughts on how to improve further would be very much appreciated as always.
Greetings. Coots are a challenge with the white beak against black feathers. Flatter light conditions can help as does not pushing the whites too far to the right.
Struggling with this one for some reason
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