The Better Ibis?

[Mad Aussie]

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.




To isolate the Ibis I applied some post processing. Is this version better than the original?

[Barefoot]

The short answer?

Yep.

[AntZ]

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.

[MoinMoin]

Hmmm - the more blurred background looks better. But the white is a touch too shining (maybe just in my eyes!).

[edbayani11]

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.

[Rinkdaddy]

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.