Hi Ian
Looks a little dark on my monitor with not enough detail in the darker areas. You could try selecting the light areas, inverting the selection and putting the gamma up.
I am sure there are other ways of doing the same thing in photoshop I,ve no idea.
Great pose of a difficult bird though.
Cheers
John R
Well observed and taken, of course John is right in this example but I guess it was end of day light..? Some tweaking in PS will see it right I'm sure. Thanks for sharing.
Probably one of those shots that are better suited to print viewing, rather than screen Ian,
Its a lovely shot, and caught nicely on the edge of the rock, although i think that although the light maybe effective for landscape screen images etc, it is a tricky job to get the full effect of the gorgeous sun-set light with this 'particular' bird.
More likely, it is my personal lack of ps skills with shots/subjects in similar conditions though.
Nice one!
Alan
Posted by Magnus Hird on June 24, 2008 at 12:53 PM
I like this a lot, the mossy stone provides a great setting and the wagtail has positioned itself perfectly. Nice catchlight in the eye too
I quite like this one. Composition looks good, nice perch and un-distracting background too.
I'm not sure I'd bother trying to lighten the shadows, yes, they do appear dark, but I think I'd expect them to be that way given the lighting direction and conditions.Personally I think the attraction of this image is the way the characteristic yellow breast is highlighted by the warm sunlight, leaving the shadowed areas darker just emphasizes this further and adds to the appeal IMO.
I like it.
For me this shot is perfect John.
The light is amazing. The yellow feathers of the bird and the perch are glowing.
Very warm color, fine to look at.
Bertl
I would'nt change any thing. The light is just were it needs to be for this image. If you lighten the shadows I feel it take away the effect of the early or late afternoon light.
This is one of those pictures I think you need to see bigger to get to see the best out of it.
Discussion
8 repliesI've been sitting on this one for a while as I have reservations - I always have difficulties with these. Anyway, here goes! What do you think?
Looks a little dark on my monitor with not enough detail in the darker areas. You could try selecting the light areas, inverting the selection and putting the gamma up.
I am sure there are other ways of doing the same thing in photoshop I,ve no idea.
Great pose of a difficult bird though.
Cheers
John R
The pose and lighting are great. I agree with John about the shadow areas though, but photoshop isn't my forte, so I would go with John's suggestion!
Cheers,
Dan.
Brett.
Its a lovely shot, and caught nicely on the edge of the rock, although i think that although the light maybe effective for landscape screen images etc, it is a tricky job to get the full effect of the gorgeous sun-set light with this 'particular' bird.
More likely, it is my personal lack of ps skills with shots/subjects in similar conditions though.
Nice one!
Alan
I'm not sure I'd bother trying to lighten the shadows, yes, they do appear dark, but I think I'd expect them to be that way given the lighting direction and conditions.Personally I think the attraction of this image is the way the characteristic yellow breast is highlighted by the warm sunlight, leaving the shadowed areas darker just emphasizes this further and adds to the appeal IMO.
I like it.
The light is amazing. The yellow feathers of the bird and the perch are glowing.
Very warm color, fine to look at.
Bertl
I would'nt change any thing. The light is just were it needs to be for this image. If you lighten the shadows I feel it take away the effect of the early or late afternoon light.
This is one of those pictures I think you need to see bigger to get to see the best out of it.
It works for me and I like it.