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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:31 pm
by -default
I'm very please with this photo, taken yesterday, of a Western Meadowlark.
As always, though, what comes out of the camera can always be improved on. Can you add a little snap to the image, while keeping the basic colors of the bird about where they are?
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:57 pm
by ggroess
Good one. Thanks Mike...
This image can be improved greatly with a pretty simple curve move. Use your knowledge of color spaces and see if you can make the sky behind the bird a nice light blue without bringing any into the yellow browns of the bird itself.
Contrast and lighting can also be helped a bit....
Greg
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:48 pm
by mikemeister_admin
First pass was s curve in lightness channel,second in RGB
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:58 pm
by ggroess
Greg,
Can you fix it with 1 channel curve adjustment??
You can adjust the L curve as needed.....
I'll post my proposed solution after more people give this one a try.....
Greg
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:40 pm
by mikemeister_admin
Oh,one curve.
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:50 pm
by ggroess
good work...but how can you keep the feathers from looking cold???
I don't want to give it away....
Greg
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:56 pm
by mikemeister_admin
b channel.Mild lizzard tail in lightness to open shadows in bush.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:48 pm
by ggroess
here is where I took this image...
Greg