Posted by John Robinson on September 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Green Woodpecker and Pineapple mayweed.
One from the archives found doing a sort.
I remember the day well. I didn't have time to do any ev alterations but the whites came out not too bad.
D200
Sigma 100-300mm
Exif lost I,m affraid.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Tom Smit on September 2, 2008 at 3:53 AM
Hi John,
Nice picture. On my monitor it looks a bit red, but that's probably my monitor.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on September 2, 2008 at 3:59 AM
Nice! I really like the background. Really sharp and good eye contact with that amazing blue eye! It does look a little red on mine too, but I think that might be because of the colour of the soil, and the light...
Posted by John Robinson on September 2, 2008 at 4:19 AM
Thanks both.
The neutrals don't look too bad on my gear but it is the same old red sandstone quarry site.
If I take out the red which was there, something else will be wrong.
Thanks
JohnR
Very nice picture of this beautiful bird, but it's a pity that there is a red blaze on it. I think the picture is certainly worth it, to make an attempt to remove it.
Posted by Kim Connolly on September 2, 2008 at 4:54 AM
A lovely picture John, apart from the detail of the woody -the white flowers in the background make a lovely setting for this bird., the reddish colour is all part of this picture and I think it enhances it and agree if you removed the red it would distort your excellent photograph.
Posted by John Robinson on September 2, 2008 at 5:03 AM
This is the best I can do. I don't want to change the soil colour as thats what it is. I do have a colour blindness problem with red/green though.
Cheers
JohnR
Great environment shot John and the second post has ironed out the only nit for me. If it were mine I might be tempted to try and clone out the flower on the birds head, but then I'd probably make a hash of it anyway.
Nice one
Robert.
Posted by Mike Smith on September 2, 2008 at 6:58 AM
John
Take your black RGB reading from the eye and then equalise the lower end down to a constant dark grey value of RGB values, if you leave the white end alone the red colour cast shoudl take care of itself.
Mike
Posted by John Robinson on September 2, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Mike
Thanks. To be really honest I don't understand what you mean.
Can you send me an E mail ?
I'm on Paint Shop Pro 9
If the soil is quite a bright red won't that reflect on the bird and everything ?
Cheers
John
Posted by Dawn Monrose on September 3, 2008 at 5:05 AM
Repost looks better! It's more neutral, yet still retains the colour of the soil and warm light. I wouldn't push it further than that.
Discussion
10 repliesOne from the archives found doing a sort.
I remember the day well. I didn't have time to do any ev alterations but the whites came out not too bad.
D200
Sigma 100-300mm
Exif lost I,m affraid.
Cheers
JohnR
Nice picture. On my monitor it looks a bit red, but that's probably my monitor.
The neutrals don't look too bad on my gear but it is the same old red sandstone quarry site.
If I take out the red which was there, something else will be wrong.
Thanks
JohnR
Very nice picture of this beautiful bird, but it's a pity that there is a red blaze on it. I think the picture is certainly worth it, to make an attempt to remove it.
Cheers
JohnR
Nice one
Robert.
Take your black RGB reading from the eye and then equalise the lower end down to a constant dark grey value of RGB values, if you leave the white end alone the red colour cast shoudl take care of itself.
Mike
Thanks. To be really honest I don't understand what you mean.
Can you send me an E mail ?
I'm on Paint Shop Pro 9
If the soil is quite a bright red won't that reflect on the bird and everything ?
Cheers
John
A really nice shot!