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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Chris Calohan on March 18, 2019, 07:28:31 pm

Title: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Chris Calohan on March 18, 2019, 07:28:31 pm

Great Egret in mating plumage

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 19, 2019, 12:01:33 am

That is a very classy Classic Calohan!

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 19, 2019, 04:27:16 am

Very good. I prefer the B&W; colour seems unnecessary.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 19, 2019, 09:31:42 am

Quote from: Jeremy Roussak on March 19, 2019, 04:27:16 am

Very good. I prefer the B&W; colour seems unnecessary.

Jeremy

I agree.

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Chris Calohan on March 19, 2019, 01:48:37 pm

Thanks. I've always been a B&W aficionado and still prefer it over color in many instances.

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: francois on March 20, 2019, 07:05:43 am

I like how the egret seem to glow in the B&W version… wonderful!

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: Chris Calohan on March 20, 2019, 08:17:32 am

Quote from: francois on March 20, 2019, 07:05:43 am

I like how the egret seem to glow in the B&W version… wonderful!

White birds, especially in bright light tend to blow out quite easily even with proper exposure so I generally add a parametric curve in post with the middle pulled down a hair to mute the brights and the shoulder up a tad to open the shadows. This tends to work better than trying to clip out the brights using the highlights or whites adjustment sliders that tend to muddy the waters.

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: francois on March 22, 2019, 06:04:10 am

Quote from: Chris Calohan on March 20, 2019, 08:17:32 am

White birds, especially in bright light tend to blow out quite easily even with proper exposure so I generally add a parametric curve in post with the middle pulled down a hair to mute the brights and the shoulder up a tad to open the shadows. This tends to work better than trying to clip out the brights using the highlights or whites adjustment sliders that tend to muddy the waters.

Thanks for the additional and useful info, Chris!

Title: Re: Awaiting a Proper Suitor
Post by: stamper on March 22, 2019, 08:05:20 am

Beautifully sharp and the exposure is spot on. Colour for me.