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stepheno

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Rather like the expression on this one. Comments and crot welcome. TFL.

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That's a nice capture! Usual rules apply I think from a technical PP point of view, i.e. a bit more pop could be added and also I think it could be sharpened a bit more too.

But nice shot none the less! :)
 
Thanks Sammy - you're right. This was straight out of the box, so to speak. No processing at all.

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I'd like to see what you can do with it then. Unless you're only interested in another aspect for C&C?
 
Wow! Now that's what I call adding pop!!!! Excellent!

The only thing I could suggest is to maybe increase the brightness ever so slightly.
 
Ally - thanks for the comment. Sammy, I once read an article by some PS guru who wrote - never use brightness and contrast, do it in levels and curves, which is what I try to do. However, maybe a touch more would have been OK. Thanks for the critique.

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The processing on the second version is much better but I prefer the crop of the first as it emphasises the head being tilted to the side and shows a quirkiness. I think that is the draw to the shot and should not be lost. If you want to crop it try a square and leave a little more space in front of the bird than behind (left to right as we are viewing the picture)

Its certainly a sharp picture and grabs your attention straight away :)
 
...and yet I was thinking that the neck would be more suited to a portrait, but I take your point about the tilt of the head. Thanks for commenting Steve...oh and..like your new website :thumb:

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I once read an article by some PS guru who wrote - never use brightness and contrast, do it in levels and curves
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Or the lightness slider in the hue/saturation box works well too.

I like the processed version too but it does look very red/magenta here. I think it would be nice to keep his cheeks white.
 
Yeah....I may have overdone that a tad. Thanks for your comment dazzajl :thumb:

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