IKLland Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 If anyone has photos that they think could be improved by editing, please feel free to DM them to me! I am a little busy, I might not get them back for a day or two. If it’s a non-sharp photo, I can’t do much about that. However, I can change color and lighting in every photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Screenshot of raw file Edited Image 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 As shot Edited using Masks in LR. I think I maybe ran it a little too dark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, chipperatl said: As shot Edited using Masks in LR. I think I maybe ran it a little too dark. Seems too contrasty. The orange breast got really dark, almost with a muddy appearance . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 41 minutes ago, IKLland said: Seems too contrasty I think part of that is because the background has become too fuzzy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 @IKLland you still up for editing? I had posted some Eastern Palm Warbler photos back in May and there was question on White Balance. I need to get off my butt and get them submitted to the MBRC. Original pic with WB "As Shot" With WB set to Auto in Lightroom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 56 minutes ago, chipperatl said: @IKLland you still up for editing? I had posted some Eastern Palm Warbler photos back in May and there was question on White Balance. I need to get off my butt and get them submitted to the MBRC. Original pic with WB "As Shot" With WB set to Auto in Lightroom Sure thing! Gimme a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Alright, @chipperatl. This was tough because I don’t have enough experience with the species to know what it really looked like in the field, but I took a shot at it. I’d suggest that if you don’t like any of them, that you submit all of them and say which one was the original and which one looks closest to what you saw in the field. My first edit, I increased vibrance every so slightly, and I played around with the WB until it looked the best IMO. I also lifted the shadows a little.Nothing else has been done to the image. Please note that I’m uploading these directly to the forum, so if you need the higher quality, you can give me your real email address and I can send them to you for better quality when you submit them. And here is the same photo from above, but this time I cropped it, sharpened it a little, and denoised it a little. The WB, color, and shadows are exactly the same from the first edit I made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 4 hours ago, IKLland said: Alright, @chipperatl. This was tough because I don’t have enough experience with the species to know what it really looked like in the field, but I took a shot at it. I’d suggest that if you don’t like any of them, that you submit all of them and say which one was the original and which one looks closest to what you saw in the field. My first edit, I increased vibrance every so slightly, and I played around with the WB until it looked the best IMO. I also lifted the shadows a little.Nothing else has been done to the image. Please note that I’m uploading these directly to the forum, so if you need the higher quality, you can give me your real email address and I can send them to you for better quality when you submit them. And here is the same photo from above, but this time I cropped it, sharpened it a little, and denoised it a little. The WB, color, and shadows are exactly the same from the first edit I made. Thanks. I think either one makes a good case for this to be an Eastern, and not just WB causing it to look more yellow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Has anybody tried gimp? Totally free, and offers everything you could want to edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Has anybody tried gimp? Totally free, and offers everything you could want to edit I have. It’s way too complicated for me. I like photoshop express and affinity for cheap editing/free(if your shooting jpg) apps better. Of course, if I had a computer, I’d get Lightroom and DXO Pure Raw, but I don’t. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Has anybody tried gimp? Totally free, and offers everything you could want to edit I have and I agree with @IKLland - GIMP is unnecessarily complicated because of its poor UI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, IKLland said: I have. It’s way too complicated for me. I like photoshop express and affinity for cheap editing/free(if your shooting jpg) apps better. Of course, if I had a computer, I’d get Lightroom and DXO Pure Raw, but I don’t. 6 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: I have and I agree with @IKLland - GIMP is unnecessarily complicated because of its poor UI. I watched some videos on how to use GIMP, and once you figure it out, it is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Birds are cool said: I watched some videos on how to use GIMP, and once you figure it out, it is amazing. We install it at work instead of PhotoShop for people whose jobs require editing photos (which aren't many). It's 100% free for home use. The worst thing that can happen is try it, don't like it, and delete it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Great job everyone. I am no professional ( just look at my pics ) but if you are going to edit photos you rally should shoot in RAW. If you want to see a great example. Under expose an image 2-stops or even to the point it is black. You can raise the exposure and recover virtually all of the data. Tony Northrup has a great video on ISO isn't real anymore. Not sure what everyone is using for software. I am using lightroom classic and it is like 10-15 per month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Photopea is a great free online editor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) I have been using GIMP to edit my photos, and have been experimenting with a couple different features it offers. Which one do you think looks better? Thanks! Edited Original Edited November 27, 2022 by Birds are cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: I have been using GIMP to edit my photos, and have been experimenting with a couple different features it offers. Which one do you think looks better? Thanks! Edited Original Definitely the edit. I need to learn how to use GIMP better! I feel like there's a huge amount of untapped potential in there for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, Seanbirds said: Definitely the edit. I need to learn how to use GIMP better! I feel like there's a huge amount of untapped potential in there for me. I just used the Levels function for this photo. This YouTube video is very informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbU8FqTI-A4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Go to colors, scroll down to levels, click on it, and then just experiment with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Definitely the edit. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 What would it look like if you cropped it into a portrait format instead? Leave the vertical dimension the same as the original, but get rid of about 1/3rd on the right. I think the continuously arching stem in the original is more interesting than the broken stem and empty right-side space of the edit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Birds are cool said: I have been using GIMP to edit my photos, and have been experimenting with a couple different features it offers. Which one do you think looks better? Thanks! Edited Original Just realized that the white stomach is blown out(overexposed) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Raw file(screenshot uploaded directly to the forum, so whatbird has compressed its quaility) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Thoughts welcome! Raw file(screenshot, so not good quality) Edited image using adobe photoshop express. I sharpened the bird, removed noise, did a couple contrast/brightness adjustments. I did the contrast/brightness adjustments in layers to make it look better(brighter background but not too bright bird). I also did the sharpening and Noise removal in layers. Embedded from eBird. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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