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Curious to know what people think of this treatment.
This is the original shot ... a White Ibis gliding in for a landing in a tree. Being close to the trees and across the pond from me created a deep depth of field.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/_MG_3925.jpg
To isolate the Ibis I applied some post processing. Is this version better than the original?
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u..._MG_3925_2.jpg
The short answer?
Yep.
An improvement for sure. I do this quite a bit, but this has just made me think if in doubt with aperture go smaller, as it is easier to blur than it is to add sharpness.
Nice shot too.
Hmmm - the more blurred background looks better. But the white is a touch too shining (maybe just in my eyes!).
i prefer the original shot if the dark area behind the head and beak were lightened a litle bit to give more contrast between the head and background.
maybe darken the very light branches a little bit.
I prefer the second shot as it makes the detail of the Ibis stand out better and the background is more pleasing to the eye.
I actually like the first shot better but I'd like to see the branches behind the ibis burned in more.
marko
I see what you were trying to do, and done well I would prefer the PP'd version, as the bird would stand out more.
However, it's been fairly badly done, and I can obviously see the cutout, and therefore it's quite jarring and looks obviously fake. The outline of the bird has a white glow where the bird selection has been feathered and it stands out straight away.
So I'd say - plus one star for the idea (it's one I use quite a bit) but minus one star for the execution, and so in this case the original, the more natural shot, is the only one I could choose.
I know it's not the crit forum, but you did ask which we preferred, and I gave you the reasons why... :)
(I'd probably also darken those trees down, as they clash quite a bit with the bird in terms of brightness...)
That's one tricky shot MA and I think you did as good as the circumstances allowed. White bird with a black head is a tough shot. I like the first one best because everything has a richer tone. The second one seems to be compromised by trying to bring the bird out more. This after viewing repeatedly for as long as you've had it up:)
PS...I'm assuming that youwere in fact trying to bring the birds head and neck out more....If so, I worked on your shot and found the dodge tool in PS really did the trick on this one:)
Actually Ben that's not right. I didn't cut it out at all. If you look closely at the 1st shot (straight out of camera) you can see that white glow you talk about before I PP'ed the image. Not sure what that is actually. Hadn't even noticed it until you mentioned it. Some sort chromatic aberration perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben H
So unless there's another reason to say it was badly done ... take that back or I'm getting my 10 day old mullet out http://media.bigoo.ws/content/smile/...ighting_58.gif