Head Shots - Portraits - Communal thread

[BillN_33]

That is lovely, Bill, for such a high iso.

Just in camera NR?

selective bg NR in PS Wez

 

[BillN_33]

 

[bumper]

He doesn't look very happy

 

[artyman]

That expression reminds me of Sam The American Eagle in The Muppets

 

[wezza13]

Loved the purple on the Wood Pigeon's neck.

Quick question - When in LR, I adjusted the highlights slider to -100 as it showed all the detail in those whites, but obviously the exposure dropped.

Adjusting the exposure slider to counteract the highlights slider resulted in the whites back to the original state.

How would I keep the detail?

 

[BillN_33]

there is also another highlights slider in mid tone Wez - the tone curve section

other than that you would have to select an area and just apply adjustments to that - you can do that using the adjustment brush is LR and varying the feather, flow and density .. otherwise it is into PS for a "more accurate" selection

 

[wezza13]

there is also another highlights slider in mid tone Wez - the tone curve section

other than that you would have to select an area and just apply adjustments to that - you can do that using the adjustment brush is LR and varying the feather, flow and density .. otherwise it is into PS for a "more accurate" selection

Thanks Bill, I kind of thought as much.

So, in PS, would it be as simple as reducing the highlights on one layer, creating another and then adjusting exposure? Would that show what I'm after?

Trying to look for tutorials on it

 

[BillN_33]

Thanks Bill, I kind of thought as much.

So, in PS, would it be as simple as reducing the highlights on one layer, creating another and then adjusting exposure? Would that show what I'm after?

Trying to look for tutorials on it

something like that - in PS you have lots of options - you could just mask the highlights - paint them in and then adjust - on a copy of the bg layer if it is just a simple task - and then invert the layer if you want to adjust anything else - I never really get into multiple layers unless it is really complicated

 

[wezza13]

I think this is a little better.

 

[gramps]

One of my favourite birds, a Great Crested Grebe, after a fishing trip

 

[bumper]

everyone's favourite

pigeon by David Bithell, on Flickr

 

[wezza13]

Took this one especially for this thread

DSC_0575-Edit-Edit by Wez Filtness, on Flickr

 

[wardy07]

Stunning shot Wez, very nice detail.

 

[philmarion]

Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) by Phil Marion, on Flickr

 

[imustbedreamin]

Not the most glamourous of subjects but still beautiful.

 

[Martin Clay]

Juvenile Great spotted woodpecker.



Great spotted woodpecker by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[FourRingCircus]

Hefty crop of a pigeon head taken at 1000mm!

 

[Martin Clay]

Black-headed gull.



Black-headed gull by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[Martin Clay]

and Egyptian goose.



Egyptian Goose by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[Martin Clay]

Reed warbler.



Reed warbler by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[Happy Grumpz]

012A7315 by Matt Smith, on Flickr

 

[mikew]

 

[mikew]

 

[den]

One from todays visit to Bempton
Gannet (1 of 1)-7 by dennis greenwood, on Flickr

 

[gramps]

Someone here looking for a Kingfisher?

 

[Martin Clay]

I needed a shorter lens.



Grey heron by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

Cormorant, love the eyes in these birds

DSC_1243 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

DSC_1234 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr