House Finch Proc. Exp.

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 2017214 views7 comments

There was a slight breeze blowing when I took this image and the finch was going in and out of the sun. In the best frame, only a small part of the finch was sunlit. I attended a lecture a couple of months ago where the lecturer talked about "reversing the light" starting with an example from Ansel Adams. He went on to show how to play with it using the local adjustment tools in LR. I decided this was an image that it would be interesting to try some of those techniques, so I took light away from some parts of the image and added quite a bit to others. I kind of like the result, but I'd be interested in the opinions of you folks.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, Jobu gimbal mounted to blind window, f/11, 1/320, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6 (see above). Cropped to a 10.2 MP 4x5 before resizing. Taken at 10:22 AM on January 4th.

Comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 16, 2017 at 11:10 PM

Hi Dennis:

The overall processing of the light looks fine to me. Had you not said anything, I doubt I would have noticed. Without the original, hard to say. For me the pine cone above the birds head is a major distraction however.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 17, 2017 at 10:28 AM

Yeah, that pinecone.... The lighting looks okay, but the colors seem a bit muted to me. Still, always good to try something new. devil

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 17, 2017 at 10:59 AM

I'd eliminate the pinecone, and then I think this will be beautiful.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 17, 2017 at 2:32 PM

That dang pinecone is a challenge Dennis. Without it this would be a fine Finch photo. It looks like a tough removal though.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 17, 2017 at 4:04 PM

Nice detail amd overall the light looks fine. I agree with the previous posts about the pine cone. I'd also like to see the original lighting version.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 17, 2017 at 8:41 PM

The cone needs to go. Also, I think this is a Spruce, not a Pine enlightened

I believe Jim is right. Douglas Fir it is. I just knew it wasn't a pine. I haven't seen a DF in fifty some odd years.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on January 17, 2017 at 10:25 PM

Nice work Dennis. Looks like a Douglas Fir cone to me.

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