Birds are cool Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, IKLland said: Screenshot of raw file (hence the poor resolution) Final edited photo, processed through Remini and photoshop express on my iPad. thoughts appreciated! Embedded from eBird, and below it is a link to the full resolution version. Full resolution: That looks insane! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 20 hours ago, IKLland said: Screenshot of raw file (hence the poor resolution) Final edited photo, processed through Remini and photoshop express on my iPad. thoughts appreciated! Embedded from eBird, and below it is a link to the full resolution version. It's a nice flight shot photo, but personally I think it's way too over processed. When zoomed in, the facial patterning and the flight feathers lose so much detail that they start to appear as if the image was drawn digitally, versus an actual photo. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Whoops, not sure why that’s not working! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, IKLland said: Whoops, not sure why that’s not working! This one looks a lot better to me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 7 hours ago, IKLland said: Screenshot of raw file (hence the poor resolution) Final edited photo, processed through Remini and photoshop express on my iPad. thoughts appreciated! Embedded from eBird, and below it is a link to the full resolution version. I'm not sure that sharing your photos from iCloud has any benefit, @IKLland. I can only see part of the photo on iCloud unless I download it, it does not show me the full resolution image when clicked on. Clicking on your embedded photo from Cornell on the other hand, enlarges it here in Whatbird and a second click takes me to the full resolution image on Cornell's website, where I can enlarge it even further without the need for downloading it. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 44 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I'm not sure that sharing your photos from iCloud has any benefit, @IKLland. I can only see part of the photo on iCloud unless I download it, it does not show me the full resolution image when clicked on. Clicking on your embedded photo from Cornell on the other hand, enlarges it here in Whatbird and a second click takes me to the full resolution image on Cornell's website, where I can enlarge it even further without the need for downloading it. My mistake, clicking on the little thumbnail shows the full image on iCloud. Still no benefit in using iCloud when the embedded ebird image takes you to the full resolution image anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayD Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I have had trouble with green-winged teal face patches being blue. Nikon had me change the metering, that didn't help. Another photographer said that it may be because of the very blue sky and abundance of blue light. Anyone have any thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, jayD said: I have had trouble with green-winged teal face patches being blue. Nikon had me change the metering, that didn't help. Another photographer said that it may be because of the very blue sky and abundance of blue light. Anyone have any thoughts? I think it has a lot to due with the angle at which the light strikes the feathers / angle at which the light is reflected. Blues on a bird aren't due to pigment, they're entirely due to reflection; some greens too, to a lesser extent. Your only option is to physically shifting position so you see the bird from another angle, or hope the bird changes direction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I agree with @Charlie Spencer, @jayD. I think the blue we see in the photo is more from the angle of light on the bird than any settings in the camera throwing off the colours. Mallards are another bird that often have blue colours when the sun hits their green head from certain angles. If you think it's a camera problem, I suggest finding a colour chart and doing a few tests to see how accurately your camera captures the colours before you go investing in a new camera. It might be a problem with the camera or it's settings, but I suspect it's just a change of colour due to the angle of light. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Shot in Jpeg. Original Edited and cropped Opinions appreciated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 39 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Shot in Jpeg. Original Edited and cropped Opinions appreciated. I like it! I would just rotate the image so that the water doesn’t appear slanted. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Thanks Charlie et al. Looking back on that day, I think the sun was directly overhead. The angle would have been affected by the position of the sun, thanks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Screenshot of raw file: Edited file: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 The breast, neck, and belly feathers are a little oversharpened for my tastes, but I assume that was necessary to get the colors out of the branch's shadow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 32 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: The breast, neck, and belly feathers are a little oversharpened for my tastes, but I assume that was necessary to get the colors out of the branch's shadow. The oversharpening is something I noticed too. Weird thing is that it doesn’t look like that when I view the file on my photos app—only when I upload it here or to eBird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Original: Edited: Thoughts? I got whatever photo editor @IKLland uses (the free one) question on that: If I start shooting in RAW will I have to pay to edit photos? Or will I still get to use it for free? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I think I prefer the original. The shadows on the head give it more shape and definition. Whatever you did on the edit that emphasized the red gape and eye flesh, back it down several notches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Tanager 101 said: Original: Edited: Thoughts? I got whatever photo editor @IKLland uses (the free one) question on that: If I start shooting in RAW will I have to pay to edit photos? Or will I still get to use it for free? If you start trying to edit RAW photos on that app, you will have to pay. I believe you can pay monthly, but I pay annually. Annually it’s $35, monthly it’s $4.99 a month. I agree with @Charlie Spencer, in this case I would’ve selectively brightened the eye, and lifted the overall exposure a little rather than the shadows slider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 22 minutes ago, IKLland said: If you start trying to edit RAW photos on that app, you will have to pay. I believe you can pay monthly, but I pay annually. Annually it’s $35, monthly it’s $4.99 a month. I agree with @Charlie Spencer, in this case I would’ve selectively brightened the eye, and lifted the overall exposure a little rather than the shadows slider. How do you just brighten the eye? I haven't seen that option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, Tanager 101 said: How do you just brighten the eye? I haven't seen that option... Are you on a computer or iPad/phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Clem Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It seems to me I am seeing way to many over edited photos, over sharpened, over saturated, too bright etc. Once they get that surreal looked to them....it's time to back off the sliders. Opinions will very but that is my take. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Are you on a computer or iPad/phone? computer (laptop to be a little more specific) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Chris Clem said: It seems to me I am seeing way to many over edited photos, over sharpened, over saturated, too bright etc. Once they get that surreal looked to them....it's time to back off the sliders. Opinions will very but that is my take. To be honest I really agree with this most of the time (even though I am 100% guilty of doing it myself) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 28 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: computer (laptop to be a little more specific) Then I’m not exactly sure how to get to it, however there should be a selection tool somewhere. When you get to it, create a new selection using the brush tool that will be next to it. Have that selection selected, and as long as you leave it on that, the edits you make will only be applied to that area. To go back and be able to edit the whole image again, click off of that selection back onto the “full” selection. There may be YouTube videos and google reviews on how to do this as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 (edited) Original: Edited: Thoughts? Edited April 28 by Tanager 101 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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