Nut hatch

One from last spring there was a very strong green cast due to the light coming through the canopy I have removed some but not all it has been croped to about 70 percent of the original image size.

Phillip.

Nikon D2X
Focal Length: 800mm
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
2005/04/27 11:58:40.8
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
White Balance: Auto
Hue Adjustment: +3°
1/60 sec - F/7.1
Lens: 800mm F/5.6 D
Sensitivity: ISO 125

great image phil, like it

Hi Phillip

I like the bird and the tree but I do find the bright luminous background a bit off putting and I would prefer a background that was a bit more neutral.

A great pose though, classic Nuthatch.

cheers

Sean

It's OK but much prefer your Linnet, I think the background is as Sean says a bit distracting.



Tim

Hi Philip
great shot I like it. just wish they Bred near me.
John
Aberdeen.

Hi Philip

I feel that there is a much better image here than is shown. I had a quick play in photoshop and I think that the image as shown is dark and contrasty. I tried toning down the background while bringing up the foreground colours. I have put the results here. http://www.virtually-unlimited.co.uk/npn/uknp/nh.jpg I agree that there is a green caste on the image probably caused by reflection from the leaves. See what you think

Regards

John Lee

Hi John it's very nice but it wasn't that bright under the tree it was quite dark and very green.

Phillip.

Ps I have embedded the imaging in this post so people can see what a good job you did hope you don't mind.

Hi Philip

I think the question is then do you want to show exactly what you saw as the picture was taken or is it acceptable to alter the image in post production to bring more out of it. This is not just a digital question as images have been manipulated in the processing and printing stage stage of film photography for years. Just how much manipulation (without changing the actual image shown) do people think is justified?

Regards

John Lee

Hi John for me it is how I remember seeing it (of course everybody sees colours slightly different) but I have no problems with post processing the image for better results I think post processing is no different to choosing your favourite film, myself I always chose a film that gave slightly oversaturated colours because I tend to prefer bright colours which is obviously not everybody's cup of tea but then nature photography wouldn't be quite as enjoyable if we all have the same look to our images.

Phillip.

Hi Phillp

Prefer the repost although I'm not too sure about the colours, look a little too garish!

David

Hi David yes I quite like what John did with the repost myself so I went back and reprocessed the image to somewhere between the two. The very bright background is how it should be really, it was a very sunny spring day with fresh green foliage being backlit by the sun making it very bright.

Phillip.

Hi Philip

Would be interesed to see the re-processed results. I did only spend 5 minutes playing with the image so am sure that it could have been done better.

Regards

John Lee

Hi Philip,
A bit too contrasty for me,but that's more personal preference rather than a nit with your image.