Brazilian Cardinal

Sandy:

A very handsome bird. The perch and pose are very nice.  The larger version is once again showing significantly different colors .  The only current solution is preparing and posting both the larger version and the smaller version.  

In both, my reaction is that the image would benefit with a darker green background to not compete with the beautiful cardinal.
I wanted to see if it helped, so I did a quick couple of adjustments.  See what you think.  (This "smaller" version has the sRGB color space embedded in it).
 

Beautiful bird and capture. Even before I saw Keith's re-post, I thought the greens were a bit too electric. I do think Keith's version is an improvement.

Thanks, Keith - your version does look better.
'However, there is only a small difference on my monitors.

Frankly, since I post on several sites and all have their specific requirements, I am just not going to make 6 or more versions of every single image I post, plus another for my website and another for emails to friends, and still others for contests. I have been cleaning up my computer and back-ups the last several months, and I have  25,000++ images with many copied 10-12 times, and that is ridiculous. 

I feel that the NPN requirement to make up and post 2 separate images is just not reasonable, when it is entirely possible to set up the site so that is not required. My opinion only.

Sandy 

I feel that the NPN requirement to make up and post 2 separate images is just not reasonable, when it is entirely possible to set up the site so that is not required. My opinion only.

Hi Sandy:  I completely agree and have been pushing to resolve this issue for a long time.  If you look at the LONG thread in the forums about site updates, I brought it up again.  That said, until it is resolved, if you want your images to look their best, the only solution is to create both the small and large versions.  After posting I simply delete the 2 jpeg versions.

Impressive image of this beautiful bird. 
Congrats!

Nice job on this one, Sandy.  Great pose and a good perch.

Beautiful.  Great detail in the larger version.  I do agree that the greens being darker helps it look even better.

The original post is great, on my screen Keith's looks even better. Great species by the way. Cheers, Hans

Really cool looking bird Sandy. I do like Keith's version with the leaves darkened a bit. Nice detail in the Cardinal but I wonder if the saturation in the red crest may be a little hot. Something to check out if you have the time. Great pose and shooting angle.

Don't know this bird sandy but the pics  make it look great. The red may be a little hot-  no real problem though.
Good stuff.
John

Sandy,
Beautiful image, I usually just post a large version and let the site create the small one.
But you can get variations in colour?

Ken, I do that as well, but the NPN site isn't able to convert well, apparently.
I have a particular problem, as been documented several times.  It's mostly MY fault, since i have not had time to change my workflow to add several steps I was deleting re imbedding colour profiles, and more.

Richard Ditch offered me great help, and now Keith Bauer has taken the time to develop a step-by-step guide for the 4 most common workflows to help us all post correctly.
The document is in the final stages of readiness and Keith should be able to get it posted on NPN next week. A

A huge thanks to him for the effort!

Sandy

Handsome bird, and you framed it well for the head turn.  I like Keith's version as well.

Nice pose and head turn on this cardinal.  Yes, the head is a little hot in your version.  But I attribute that primarily to the conversion in the NPN software.  I typically need to desaturate my JPEG images by 20% before I post.  And as far as I know I am using the correct color profiles.

cool bird

Really cool bird! Good shot, Sandy! The red on the crest looks quite hot to me.