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Beautiful portrait of this RTH Grace... detail is wonderful, and the bits of blood and rabbit is a very cool element. Composition is well done with a nice BG and I even like the foliage in lower right corner.
My only suggestion is that the overall image looks on the cool side, and I would be tempted to warm the WB a bit.
I like it a lot Grace, well done.
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Yes, that looks better Grace... I'd be tempted to boost the color now a bit more.
Kirk (not Keith)
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I apologize, Kirk! You mean with saturation? I think that my head is stuck here as the sun had set so colors were not warm, maybe that's what's giving me trouble.
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Originally Posted by
Grace Scalzo
I apologize, Kirk! You mean with saturation? I think that my head is stuck here as the sun had set so colors were not warm, maybe that's what's giving me trouble.
Play with the WB and see what you like, you don't want to go too warm but I think the repost can be warmed up a bit more and still look natural. Then add some more saturation until the color looks richer without going too far.
Kirk
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That is a nice look at a festive bird. The background is better than pleasing. I would be delighted to see the uncropped original, but if you asked the same of me, I'm not sure I'd oblige. What to do?
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Jack, I'm not going to post the uncropped original because that means I'd have to start over. I'll tell you what I did to the bg tho. On the left side as viewed, I removed via quick mask technique a couple pieces of a yucca plant. (Near the bottom) . On the top, there was a spotch of red which I cloned out. Then I selected the background and ran noise reduction on it. Not being pleased with it as it looked grainy to me, I did a very slight surface blur at very minor settings. Hope that is sufficient for you.
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Grace, that is not only sufficient but downright generous. Many thanks!
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I think Raybel hit the nail on the head. The OP was a bit flat and this last version works extremely well. Great details and the vegetation is a nice touch.
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Very nice portrait Grace, I removed the color cast
red-tail feathers have a rusty look for this juvenile bird.
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Great looking image Grace. Fantastic details and sharpness on the bird. The eye is awsome. I think Arash has made it look better by removing the colour cast. Great capture. Good work.
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Thanks for all the help! This was a young bird (very brown) and the Raybel has nailed the colors. Would you please tell me how you removed the cast? Thanks again.
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Arash just posted what was in my head...Love the show especially showing the full crop (neck pouch for storing food)
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Arash's version is what I was imagining too. In PS adding some reds to the "Color Balance" often works well to get this result in removing a coolish cast (more so than adding yellows IMO). I love the full crop (not meaning the composition although i like it too, but the bulging neck).
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 03-06-2015 at 03:56 PM.
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Very nice portrait! For evening light I think I'd go halfway between Arash's and Raybel's. Sometimes leaving a little bit of a color cast is good, if the contrast is not compromised.
The OP was too blue-cyan and the second post too green.
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Originally Posted by
Grace Scalzo
Thanks for all the help! This was a young bird (very brown) and the Raybel has nailed the colors. Would you please tell me how you removed the cast? Thanks again.
Hi Grace you can use the color balance slider in photoshop. make sure your monitor is calibrated.
best
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Great-looking frame Grace and you know I love raptors so this one works for me. Beautiful looking details and I love the Pose with the crystal clear eye and the Full crop. I prefer a Arash's rendition also. Looks pretty natural to me.
Well done, hope to see you soon.
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I generally just play with the color balance slider until it looks right to my eyes.
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Gorgeous head shot Grace from a time long ago! The change in color cast made a marvelous difference. Very intense glare and I don't see a "rabbit!"
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Beautiful portrait.
Love the IQ and the full crop.
I will trust you to pick the repost that most closely matches what you saw!
Lots to learn on this thread!
gail
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Thanks to everyone for the help. I'll rework this one and repost in the near future, my repost will be very close to Raybel's. This was a young bird, pic was taken in the shade, and I just can't go with that red version and remain true to what she looked like.