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07/09/2008 05:38:35 AM · #1 |
Thanks to everyone and particularly  Ecce Signum for their comments on my FS entry, a huge PB for me:
Last month, I handed over my original to you all to see how you would edit it differently. Although I did considerably better this month (1.8 higher :-) ) I'd like to do the same, as it would teach me and others new ways of editing that will stand us in good stead in the future.
An original (well a default conversion to JPEG from RAW) is here (warning takes a while to download) if you want to have a go. I'm very keen to learn from all :-) |
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07/12/2008 04:55:30 AM · #2 |
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07/12/2008 05:29:45 AM · #3 |
| I think you've done a great job with the bird, but I find the background distracting. Seems to be edging on the neon side of green and is a bit unnatural. I'd play with that color a bit to find something that looked more natural while complementing the bird so that he pops. Seriously though, great capture. I haven't gotten eyes to look that good yet, and the detail in the feathers is great. |
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07/12/2008 06:10:49 AM · #4 |
From the original I started with Shadow/Highlight to obviously brighten the image as a whole. I masked to separate the background from the eagle, and then I mainly played with the colors in Selective Color and Hue/Saturation. After bringing the whites to a truer white, I Dodged the highlights and then Burned the darker feathers.
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07/12/2008 06:23:25 AM · #5 |
( Art Roflmao)
Hmmm... I donno... I think this would definitely do better like this :P |
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07/12/2008 09:15:25 AM · #6 |
Nice image :O)
I used a bunch of curves to brighten things up, and then used a B&W layer to selectively desat tones (and knock down the background). |
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07/12/2008 09:31:08 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
( Art Roflmao)
Hmmm... I donno... I think this would definitely do better like this :P |
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07/12/2008 11:41:42 AM · #8 |
Nice image, congrats! My processing steps are with the image. I went with a version that was closer to the original, except for fixing the brightness and contrast. |
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07/12/2008 12:11:39 PM · #9 |
Although I think you did a great job of processing, and no one can beat Art's attempt, I did one too. Thanks for the opportunity to play with a good picture.
notes on the picture. it shows a bit darker here than on my monitor. |
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