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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 18, 2019 16:16:27 GMT
This guy allowed me in a bit closer yesterday. Still want a shot of its back facing the sunlight. A newly-arrived pair checked out our nesting boxes two days ago, but not seen them since. These look too light when posted....let me know from your end. Thanks.   |
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Post by hmca on Jun 18, 2019 18:52:49 GMT
Maybe try to darken/desaturate the background a tad.....right now it appears to be drawing me away from the birds. Just my thoughts....others may have alternative suggestions.
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Post by whippet on Jun 18, 2019 19:14:01 GMT
What a beautiful bird.
To me,as I was looking at the bird, the background seemed to give it a 3d effect.
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Post by blackmutt on Jun 18, 2019 19:37:53 GMT
Lovely! I will take credit if you don't like them...  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 18, 2019 19:42:50 GMT
Thanks Helen and Margaret. Fast and dirty adjustments: Bluebirds 2.0   |
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Post by Bailey on Jun 18, 2019 21:56:32 GMT
These look too light when posted....let me know from your end. They look OK to me, but how someone sees an image on a screen depends on whether the image has the correct color profile embedded, whether their screen is properly calibrated and whether their browser uses colour management. You cannot control the brightness etc settings people have set on their screens, so how an image looks online on other peoples' screens can be a lottery. The main thing that matters is that the image looks as you want on your screen when you finish editing it. If you start lightening/darkening/whatever an image to suit a particular visitor's screen, you run a very high risk the image will then no longer look as good on other viewers' screens. To maximise the chance someone will see an image the same as on your screen all you can do is 1. Use a properly calibrated monitor. 2. Embed the correct colour profile in uploaded images for online display. 3. Hope viewers also use a properly calibrated monitor and colour managed browsers. For anyone interested, the topic of why images look different on different screens and browsers is discussed in the thread "Why Photos Don't Look The Same On All Screens". |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 19, 2019 3:15:05 GMT
Thanks again to all. Bailey, it's a bit difficult for me at the summer place as I only have a laptop and no extra monitor. Gosh, even the angle of the screen affects the image. I think the large monitor at home is decent. This shows of the wing and back color better. Big crop as it was far away.  |
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Post by Bailey on Jun 19, 2019 4:56:30 GMT
Thanks again to all. Bailey, it's a bit difficult for me at the summer place as I only have a laptop and no extra monitor. Gosh, even the angle of the screen affects the image. I think the large monitor at home is decent. Laptop screens are not the best for image editing, but still should be calibrated properly. My travelling laptop screen is calibrated. I also have a large decent monitor but it wasn't until I calibrated it properly that I started seeing a much truer representation of colours on screen and in prints. The bottom line is that if maximising colour accuracy is important, there is no substitute for proper calibration. |
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Post by hmca on Jun 19, 2019 11:16:54 GMT
The second shot of the bird with the extended wing is a real beauty. Love the milky background and the light on the bird!
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Post by blackmutt on Jun 19, 2019 14:23:10 GMT
Lovely - bird yoga!
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Post by angelag on Jun 23, 2019 20:25:51 GMT
I'm envious. In the past I've haunted a local park, which is on a migration path, and have been lucky enough to add some birds to my "life list", including Mountain Bluebirds (but so far, only females). This year I wasn't so lucky. But maybe next year!
Beautiful captures!
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