Another from my recent Osprey shoot. This is a pose I've never seen before. It was facing away from me but via a whistle or two from me it turned its head and I fired the shutter. Less of a blue cast than my previous post
Hi Brian. My previous Osprey post had too much contrast, so I backed off here...however, I now feel that it does need more "punch" as you say, as well as toning down the highlights. Your feedback is much appreciated. Cheers.
Hi Paul .... unusual pose , interesting somehow and a little awkward at the same time . But no deal breaker .... and well worth posting .
Difficult to process in terms of harsh light ... basically you have done quite well , albeit I would have personally tried to get more depth in the HL and 1/4 tones . I do not think the image needs more punch ... IMHO.
You will have your WF to deal with it if you like ....
TFS Andreas
Interesting to see that you have not the ( faint ) halo around the subject and perch . Just the sharpening halo is visible .... would try to mask the subject to avoid the halo . A more elegant way to deal with it is the option when you duplicate the Topaz layer and set the blend mode to darken and the copy to lighten , then you can reduce the opacity of the lighten layer to i.e. 40 or 50 % .
Lucky indeed with that head turn. Quite an unusual pose! I like Brian's suggestions and worth trying them out. A bit of a steep angle, but such a fun image!