Coal tit - Picture added, which do you prefer?

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A pic from a few hours on Cannock Chase yesterday. A Coal tit, not an unusual bird, but one I like to see and photograph, when they stay still long enough that is :)

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A variation on the picture, which back ground do you feel is easier on the eye
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Thanks for looking
C & C Welcome
 
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sawman said:
Plucky wee things. I like them too.
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Thanks Charlie, you have good choice :)
mark richards said:
a very nice shot...mark
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Cheers Mark (y)
DaiTheDragon said:
Beautiful shot but looks a little dark on my monitor.

Dai
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Thank you David. The bird looks ok on my monitor, however, the BG is a bit oppresive I think, so I can see what your saying.
I have added an edit with a different BG, something I dont normally do as I like to keep the picture as original as possible.
I would be interested to know if this looks better or even lighter, there has been no changes to the bird. Having said all that I am not planning to change all my backgrounds, this is only an excercise.
 
dogcraig said:
Agree No.1
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Thanks for your thoughts
DaiTheDragon said:
I prefer the original BG, it looks more natural.
I have made a simple Shadow\Highlights 35% in Photoshop. What does it look like on your monitor. Just let me know if you want me to remove it.
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Thank you for the edit David and please dont remove it. My preference is the original BG, the second one was an excercise for opinions, plus I dont like making major changes to the original scene.
I do like your edit, it seems to have lost just a tad of detail in the whites but that could still be brought back, overall it is an improvement. I did lighten it when I converted it from RAW, then changed it again with the levels to an image I prefered. Looking now it wasnt the right adjustment to make. Thanks again (y)
 
Lovely catch Trev. Looking at the overall quality of the original, I would say that it was one of those shots that you can just about manage to get a half decent capture of due to the light :shrug: Either that or maybe it was just slightly underexposed :shrug: To me it was looking slightly noisy which you can tell by the detail in the dark part of the head. Well as you once said to me "Here is my tuppance worth ;) " not sure what it will look like to you with your eyes :naughty:


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From the two choices - I prefer the colour of the first as the background colour in the second doesn't look as natural.
 
No 1 for me Trev also. The background is more natural and your attention is drawn to the bird. A cracking shot all the same.
Regards
Paul.
 
u8myufo said:
Lovely catch Trev. Looking at the overall quality of the original, I would say that it was one of those shots that you can just about manage to get a half decent capture of due to the light :shrug: Either that or maybe it was just slightly underexposed :shrug: To me it was looking slightly noisy which you can tell by the detail in the dark part of the head. Well as you once said to me "Here is my tuppance worth ;) " not sure what it will look like to you with your eyes :naughty:
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I like the edit Rich, the white detail looks a tad over sharp to me but then we are really nit picking now I feel. Your right about the light, this was taken with the lens wide open at f/5.6, 1600ISO and I could only get 1/400 then at 400mm, so yes, it wasnt the best light. Thanks very much for taking the time to do the edit (y)
Frankie_flea said:
Rich's 2P takes it. Nice original tho. (y)
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mick cooke said:
nice one trev , like no 1 for me
all the best
mick
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john starkey said:
The frist one for me Trev (y),

regards,
john.
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jc55 said:
No 1 for me Trev.but Rich has done a nice job,thank you
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dinners said:
From the two choices - I prefer the colour of the first as the background colour in the second doesn't look as natural.
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GREENGRASS said:
No 1 for me Trev also. The background is more natural and your attention is drawn to the bird. A cracking shot all the same.
Regards
Paul.
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Thank to you all for your input, it really is appreciated. Number 1 has taken it, and yet I wasnt happy with it for some reason, mind you, its growing on me now :). Definitely a Specsavers moment for me :cool:
Cheers guys (y)
 
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