What can I do with this? (1 Viewer)

helenol · Jul 20, 2004

Oh dear, it would have been such a great photo too.

Can anyone do something or suggest to me what I can do with this pic, to bring out the detail in the bird? The only thing I've done is lighten it slightly and reduce the size for the internet.

ExposureTime : 1/500Sec
FNumber : F5.6
ExposureProgram : Program Creative
ISOSpeedRatings : 50

Thanks in advance.

IanF · Jul 20, 2004

A difficult one Helen, especially with just the adjusted / resized image.

It may be worth reducing contrast slightly, boosting colour saturation, and reducing CA and then using unsharp mask.

If it grass in the mouth wasn't such a fiddly shape then you could use a magic wand tool to just work on the bird to lighten / enhance and then darken the sky.

Perhaps someone else can do more with it.

goplaces · Jul 20, 2004

helenol said:
Oh dear, it would have been such a great photo too.

Can anyone do something or suggest to me what I can do with this pic, to bring out the detail in the bird? The only thing I've done is lighten it slightly and reduce the size for the internet.

ExposureTime : 1/500Sec
FNumber : F5.6
ExposureProgram : Program Creative
ISOSpeedRatings : 50

Thanks in advance.

There doesn't seem to be much detail in the dark areas, I have adjusted the contrast and levels slightly plus sharpened a little. Prehaps someone with more experience can do better.
Bob

helenol · Jul 20, 2004

Thanks to you all for the advice. The pic will be consigned to the bin, but I have posted a better one in the gallery.

Thanks again.

Gajo · Jul 23, 2004

Helen,

Don't know what software your using, but for example in Photoshop Elements, if you go to Enhance>Adjust Color>Color variations. if you then reduce the blue slightly, it will warm the picture up and bring a little more detail out of the fethers.

Gary

christineredgate · Jul 23, 2004

BrianB said:
Had a play with Brightness/Contrast and Hue/Saturation on selections using the Magic Wand tool. Would probably be better on the original as you should have more pixels to play with.

You have made a very good job of this photo,Brian,looks okay now.Helen it is the content which is important,and now with Brian,s fixing, it looks okay.:clap:

philedward · Aug 8, 2004

helenol said:
Oh dear, it would have been such a great photo too.

Can anyone do something or suggest to me what I can do with this pic, ....

Don't know if this is any better than previous versions, butit's difficult to improve an already degraded internet image. Still you've got a bit more detail AND the bluish sky back.

(Adobe Photoshop 7 - unsharp mask, increased brightness (sky now white), minimal increase in contrast (3%), Mid range Reds lifted small amount, Colour Range select for white sky mask then hand brushed with bluish fill, parapit nudged up a fraction to cover laziness when painting in sky. Whole pic crpped to improve framing.)

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