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C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Isaac, what a superb shot. I love the sharpness in the red feathers. That color adds so much punch to the image. You are lucky to have so many pixels that you can do such a tight crop!
Great image.
Mary Lou
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Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
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Apr 28th |
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| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I followed the same idea as others mentioned. I used a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and took the red channel and changed it to match the color in the petals. I then applied both a lessening of the lightness and slightly lowered the saturation.
I then cropped away as much of the red petals as I felt I could do and still maintain an acceptable composition.
The bird is amazingly sharp and the tongue is a prize part of the image.
Mary Lou
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Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I have only tried to manually stack images for greater depth of focus. I need to get Helicon Focus. It must have taken great commitment to this flower to shoot 40 versions!
My camera club has an assignment for next year which is "Yellow." I will have to hunt down a beautiful flower like this!
Mary Lou
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Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I forgot to mention that I used the transform tool in Skew mode to straighten the ripples in the upper portion of the image to make them parallel the horizon.
Mary Lou |
Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
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Apr 28th |
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| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
This is the kind of image I really enjoy. It connects with the animals in the picture. The guy in the front is open to look directly at the camera while the darker animal behind him is only glancing out of the side of his eyes. He's not too sure whether this encounter is for him.
I applied a few adjustments. Using Luminosity masking which I learned from Tony Kuyper's actions, I lowered the brightness of the water and opened the animals shadows without changing anything else in the image.
I also applied a sharpening technique learned from Tony Kuyper which deliberately over sharpens with whatever is your favorite sharpening tool. I used Smart Sharpen in Photoshop CC and then applied a mask based on the selection of the darker pixels. This minimizes the bright edge of the sharpening which is what usually bothers us in sharpened images.
If you aren't familiar with Tony Kuyper's work, you can click on the following link. He offers free beginning sets of luminosity actions.
http://goodlight.us/writing/luminositymasks/luminositymasks-1.html
Mary Lou
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Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
It is interesting to contrast this image with the other shot with berries. They are unique but both great shots. In this one I appreciate the blurred background. It makes the kingfisher standout.
Mary Lou
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Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I love the depth of field you have achieved. The bird is tack sharp, along with some of the berries. The blurred background helps to focus the attention on the subject.
I'm not much of a bird photographer. I love to see pictures like this.
Mary Lou |
Apr 28th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Thanks for all of your comments! I also appreciate differences of opinion such as the cropping issue. Both ideas have merit.
Mary Lou
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Apr 20th |
| 72 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Thanks for the suggestion. I do like it with less sky. You've still maintained more sky than reflection and I like that.
Mary Lou
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Apr 9th |
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