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Passage wheatear & repost v. II

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Posted by Mike Smith on April 29, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Passage wheatear & repost v. II
A rather large cropped image so no larger version today.

We are experiencing quite a good late passage of wheatear at present, this is one of 5 in a field on the Berkshire Downs this afternoon - they are about 4 weeks later than normal :confused:
Posted by John Robinson on April 30, 2013 at 3:53 AM
Nice. Passing through here too. Maybe do with "beefing up " a bit Mike ?
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on April 30, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Thanks John,

Processed this in strong light in my study and can now see it's a bit dark, repost and lifted the eye detail slightly
Posted by John Robinson on April 30, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Mike
Sorry Mike I meant by (beefing it up a bit ) darkening it a bit :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Cheers
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on April 30, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Last try.....and have re-profiled the laptop screen, but the display gamma now seems a very bright so these may now be too dark :rolleyes:
Posted by John Robinson on April 30, 2013 at 6:23 PM
Somewhere between last and first Mike
Cheers
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 1, 2013 at 2:15 AM
Nice Wheatear shot Mike, a change from a usual post or rock perch. Agree with JR on processing.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 1, 2013 at 3:02 AM
I'd say the first was fine on my screen but i am using an Apple Mac and these handle light a little different sometimes.
Lovely shot Mike!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 1, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Also on a mac and the first looks fine :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 1, 2013 at 3:02 PM
Mike I don't think that I would change the first one it looks fine to me, nice shot.

Keith :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on May 1, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Mike . You must be getting confused with the differeing ideas on this image. For what its worth I have just checked it on three computers and the first still looks lacking in "guts" to me. I also asked two other friends to have a look and they came up with the same view. So there you go :biggrin: :biggrin: If you like it then thats ok.
Cheers
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on May 2, 2013 at 6:01 PM
Thanks John

Viewed on my Mac the image colours seem fairly accurate in the first image, but on my laptop they are way out.......for interest, of the 5 passage birds there was 1 UK male (pale breasted), 1 bright orange breasted Greenland race and the remaining three (including this one) fairly muted peach coloured almost Autumn first summer coloured :confused: