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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Chris Calohan on March 11, 2014, 11:21:29 am

Title: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: Chris Calohan on March 11, 2014, 11:21:29 am
So regal, so sophisticated...he was a great subject
Title: Re: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 11, 2014, 08:20:36 pm
Very nice pose, Chris. It all looks a bit blue, though.

Jeremy
Title: Re: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: cjogo on March 11, 2014, 09:59:41 pm
How did it arrive so blue ??
Title: Re: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: Chris Calohan on March 12, 2014, 12:48:28 am
It is a Great Blue Heron in mating plumage. They tend to be quite blue.

This is the raw file, same  bird, different pose.
Title: Re: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 13, 2014, 01:06:27 am
Quote from: Chris Calohan on March 12, 2014, 12:48:28 am
It is a Great Blue Heron in mating plumage. They tend to be quite blue.

They don't carry blue branches around with them to sit on, though, do they? Seriously, I realise it doesn't have "blue" in its name for no reason, but even the white features seem blue-tinted.

Jeremy
Title: Re: His Holy Modal Majesty
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on March 13, 2014, 02:38:38 am
Great image, though I imagine the white balance could be a tad more yellow.
I'd play with it with highly cranked up saturation and then get saturation down again after the fact.
Cheers
~Chris