Swan
I was going to post this for challenge 32, but then I remembered a)this wasn't taken during the challenge period and b) it's been edited with PSP. Oh well, at least I can post it here. I took this one a few weeks back when we still had snow on the ground.
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Still, it was just too tempting to see if I could improve on near perfection, if only a little.
How about this:
I did this by using LAB curves to bring out the detail in the white highlights, deepen the shadow, and increase the saturation of his beak.
Here are the curves I used:
What do you think?
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Maybe your monitor is a little bright. That will make stuff look blown that isn't.
Bee-you-tiff-full Dan
I like Rutt's edit too, but the original is just fine. Nice detail and a super tough exposure. Good job
Steve
Not easy to expose that scene. What a beautiful shot.
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When I measure the pixel values there are none that exceed 245, 245, 250 in the background of John's redition of your image. He was very careful to avoid blowing out the detail in the background.
Whether the background is better or worse I think is an artistic decision not a technical one. Not sure yet which I prefer, probably the original as it is less distracting from the main subject. Of course, if the curve was done on an adjustment layer you could paint out the effect on the background and retain it in the beak and head area....
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