two "nutty" questions for bird people

windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
edited March 2, 2006 in Wildlife
im working on some PP of an image I like.....
(1) are the "white areas" blown-out?
(2) colors too saturated?

58333287-L.jpg

troy

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    Looks good to me, nice shot
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    The white stripes of the alligator look blown out to me. The red lipstick and purple purse look a tad over saturated. The pink pumps really clash with the alligators green skin..which might also be a tad over saturated. eek7.gif:D

    Looks good to me (not saying much ..though). Nice shot Troy.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    im working on some PP of an image I like.....
    (1) are the "white areas" blown-out?
    (2) colors too saturated?

    troy

    Troy: Learn to use the Eyedropper and the Gamut warnings in photoshop. It's a cinch
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    Hi Troy, Nice capture!

    The white areas are definately not blown out. You can see good detail in all the white areas, and they only measure around 200 with the eyedropper.

    To see what they would look like when they are "blown out":

    Add a levels adjustment layer: (Layers palette)
    58341749-L.jpg

    This is what you'll see on the screen:
    58341788-L.jpg

    Adjust the input slider to the left until its to the left of the right hand side of the histogram. By holding the alt key down while you are doing this, you can tell when and what parts of the image will get clipped.
    58342643-L.jpg

    And you will get this:
    58341798-L.jpg


    The detail has been lost in the whitest areas. :cry

    I hope that made sense.

    As far as the colors they look ok to me..... maybe, very slightly, just a tad unnatural, but this may be just the lighting. It looks like the Nuthatch was in the shade so the colors will look different than if they were sunlit.

    Well, I hope I didn't carry on too long.
  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Troy: Learn to use the Eyedropper and the Gamut warnings in photoshop. It's a cinch


    excuse me - "use the eyedropper and the gamut warnings?"
    the last time i used an eyedropper i almost poked out my eye and as far a gamut warning, is that a "klingon" thing?
    Andy, nothing in photoshop is a cinch. ive come to realize that the people who understand photoshop are in my view - brillant!
    But I will look into this ......
    BUT thanx for looking!!!!!!!

    HEY KIDS - ANYBODY SEE MY COPY OF PHOTOSHOP FOR DUMMIES???

    troy
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2006
    very good example stevethumb.gif his picture was very well done and exposed and now he can see the dif . clap.gif
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

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