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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:51 pm

Darter:

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Spoonbill in flight:

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At movie world yesterday counting ibis :) and was around for the sunset ..... got some bird silhouettes.

Like or hate? Let me have it !!! :twisted:
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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:54 pm

like the colouring in the darter shot, although I would have preferred a landscape version.

the spoonbill doesnt do anything for me.

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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:14 pm

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Thanks Steve :) Second a landscape - just quick and dirty.
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Postby big pix on Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:21 pm

great shots......... but brighten up the background with saturation and up the contrast a tad, then the shots will have some jump.........
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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:57 pm

Rel:

the crop of the darter is exactly the crop I had in mind.

I think that makes this a much stronger shot.

The only real nit now is that the bird is looking out of the frame rather than into it, but nothing can be done about that.

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Postby Slider on Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:02 pm

Nice Rel, I prefer the 2nd version of the Darter. Well done :D
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Postby mudder on Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:03 pm

Wow, the crop has made the shot...
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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:52 pm

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Thanks everyone - it is certainly a more colourful and interesting shot now, thanks to you :) Increased contrast, saturation, and the birds head turned to look into the frame (specially for Steve :) )
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Postby mudder on Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:58 pm

Ha! I was wondering if you'd "turn him round"... :lol:

Great shot...
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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:58 pm

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Postby big pix on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:08 pm

rel you have got to look at LAB colour....... hope you don't mind......

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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:11 pm

big pix: I keep hearing about the lab colour treatment.

Perhaps you can advise me the lab colour 101??

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Postby big pix on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:14 pm

avkomp wrote:big pix: I keep hearing about the lab colour treatment.

Perhaps you can advise me the lab colour 101??

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you will find LAB Colour under>image>mode>LAB Colour.......
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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:18 pm

I know where it is, but was wondering why PP in lab, how, tips etc.

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Postby big pix on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:24 pm

avkomp wrote:I know where it is, but was wondering why PP in lab, how, tips etc.

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for Lab Colour how and tips etc you will have to do some research as it cannot be done in simple words or prases, there is plenty of info on the net, but you will have to get the book......

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/032135 ... e&n=283155
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Postby avkomp on Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:27 pm

thanks for that, might have to look around

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