Mother And Baby (unmessed with)

[Graelwyn]

Only sharpened and cropped these, added a small amount of brightness as they were a little dark.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2645245971_18dfff8b40_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2646072940_5b7e69970a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2645246569_c0b5f23401_o.jpg

[fracster]

Treading carefully here........:)

The two young ones are pretty good, the third one being the best as the second has a slight shadow over it that detracts a little. Both would have been better than they are, if the whole bird was in the image...........in my opinion.

The adult, the legs still look green, have you got some in camera saturation turned on? I thought it could have been a reflection from the water, how close to the water was it? It is a decent shot all the same with very good detail.

All three could have been better if you had got the whole of the birds,including feet, in the frames.............:thumbs:

[Graelwyn]

There is nothing set in the camera i regards to saturation... I mean you can see there is yellow on the beak...surely that would be green too if it was an issue with the camera or my processing?

As to the young bird, snatched shots. I had little time to focus on getting legs in, I was too busy just trying to get it before it shot out of sight. lol

[idlemonkey]

Moorhen's legs are supposed to be green or greenish???

Aggree that they would have been better if the whole bird was in the shot, or better still for me, the habitat they were in.

[Graelwyn]

http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/birds/moorhen-1.jpg

http://www.wildlife-photos.me.uk/USERIMAGES/Moorhen%20strangling%20young.jpg

I would say that there is no set rule for all moorhens having pure yellow legs ;)

[Darkmage]

nice shots :) which lens did you use to take them?

[Graelwyn]

Just my Tokina 80-400mm

[CT]

These look much better. Those purple fringes in No 2 and No 3 do look like chromatic aberrations - quite noticeable around the leg in the last shot, but the light does look very contrasty and difficult, so I wouldn't worry about it, and the processing in your original images just made it more noticeable by increasing the contrast

Generally speaking with wildlife shots, you shouldn't have to do much heavy processing - less is more. ;)

[CT]

OK I've cleaned this thread up - let's keep it civil and on track!

[Techno-Geek]

Sorry CT :)

Back on track now, Kate. I think all you need to work on is your R.O.T's :thumbs:

[Graelwyn]

I deliberately made sure I did not add any extra stuff like I had before. I especially pulled up the RAWS again to post these shots without the usual contrast/shadows/highlights stuff I do, as requested. I do not know what I can do about the chromatic abberation.
I suppose I edit a lot as sometimes my shots come out looking pretty dull and colourless and I am trying to bring some life into them rather than just toss them out.

Now I just cannot be bothered to shoot anymore. pointless :)

[rh1944]

Now I just cannot be bothered to shoot anymore. pointless :)

You have put lots of good sets on this site. I would encourage you to keep on doing so. Some of your shots do not work as well as others, but you maintain a high standard. If others offer constructive criticism then they are trying to help. Please do not take this as some negative message, I like what you do and want you to continue doing it.

[CT]

Now I just cannot be bothered to shoot anymore. pointless :)

Give over will ya! These aren't Birds Of Paradise, they're not the most colourful birds to start with. :D Boosting the colour will just look unnatural. Over-doing the colour is a common mistake.

[68lbs]

I do not know what I can do about the chromatic abberation.

You can 'play' at removing this in photoshop, there's even a filter in ccs3 specially for doing it. Lens correction I think it's called. Otherwise, you just need to look at the different layers and make a few adjustments to the scale to reduce/correct it.