handrew 9/02/2008 11:06
Black-eared kite
Taken last Wednesday at my home in Clearwater Bay.
tbob 9/02/2008 18:13
Nice shot Andrew, a little bit of playing with photoshop can bring out more detail
Bob
handrew 9/02/2008 18:17
Thanks Bob - that is the limit of my PS skills I'm afraid. Any tips?
tbob 9/02/2008 18:22
Andrew, I am still learning, it is a steep learning curve with many ways to achieve the same results. Have a look at using "shadows and highlights"
handrew 9/02/2008 20:13
Bob, I do tinker with these regularly and have experimented with curves (!) but I'm always wary of overcooking things. Its not like film which was more WYSIWYG. I need to spend some serious time learning photoshop. Books, I have. Time, I haven't. A project for retirement.
Andrew
hkwongkit 9/02/2008 20:38
Great shot, Andrew!
I like Bob's adjustment but I'd go a little further.
Hope you don't mind my re-post here ...
What's done: Adjusted mid-tone/contrast using Level, NR bg and toned down, selective sharpened subject, boosted saturation slightly, converted color profile to sRGB for web presentation. That's it!
handrew 9/02/2008 20:48
Thanks KK. Now to me the colours look a bit too rich but it is certainly punchier. The selective sharpening is excellent and I prefer the bg, I just would not saturate as much.
Andrew
tbob 9/02/2008 22:50
Andrew,
We have to try and persuade KK to run another Photoshop tutorial for the society members. His last one was a full house.
Bob
With your permission this is the best I can achieve, but it is in no way close to KK. Again congratulations on the great shot
handrew 11/02/2008 12:09
Thanks for all the suggestions and reposts. I have done another image for comment at
http://www.pbase.com/andrew57/image/92802410
This is slightly harder as it is part shade part sun but I have tried to make it richer and punchier. Apologies for using the boards for a critique but it is definitely on topic!
Andrew