Brown Shrike in Punggol

Iceman27 · 14th December 2004

Hi all,

Here's a pic of a Brown Shike in Punggol on a sunny morning. Any constructive comments & critics are appreciated.

Cheers!

chngpe01 · 15th December 2004

Though the red color of the banana plant takes away the attention from the main subject, it's still a nice composition. Not that common for a perch.

Good work

joeyao · 15th December 2004

Nice shot

I think it would be better if there is a little more sparkle to the eye.

skfoo · 15th December 2004

Bro,

I thought it look more pleasing without the brown stem of the banana tree on the top left hand corner.

I took the liberty of lighting up the image a little, cropped, resized, sharpened and convert the format to sRGB for reposting. Hope you don't mind.

Strange though, I did not do anything to the colour. It looked the way it did when I opened the file in Photoshop CS.

Happy shooting.

Cheers!

Iceman27 · 15th December 2004

Thanks chngpe01 and joeyao for your comments & critics. Totally agree that the color of the flower is a little overpowering. I'm sure it would look better with fill-flash to bring out it's eyes, but didn't have it with me then.

SK,
Thanks for the repost, it is most welcome.

Could you kindly explain 2 of your digital workflow process as described?
1. Lighting the image,
2. Convert to sRGB.

Also in your opinion, could I have USM my original post more or would it be "overdone"

Thanks for the PS tips!

Cheers!

jbma · 15th December 2004

SK your pics seems much better. Better contrast and saturation. Strangely image seems sharper too.

skfoo · 16th December 2004

Originally Posted by Iceman27

SK,
Thanks for the repost, it is most welcome.

Could you kindly explain 2 of your digital workflow process as described?
1. Lighting the image,
2. Convert to sRGB.

Also in your opinion, could I have USM my original post more or would it be "overdone"

Thanks for the PS tips!

Cheers!

In this case, I lighted the image by increasing the Luminance under Match Colour from the menu Image, Adjustments.

My working profile under Photoshop CS is Adobe RGB. For web posting, I will need to convert to sRGB (in Photoshop CS) or else the colour will be off when viewed again after posting.

I think you can still sharpen a little more to bring out more details.

Cheers!

14th December 2004	#1
Iceman27 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 265	Brown Shrike in Punggol Hi all, Here's a pic of a Brown Shike in Punggol on a sunny morning. Any constructive comments & critics are appreciated. Cheers! Last edited by Iceman27; 14th December 2004 at 11:04 PM.

15th December 2004	#2
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,476	Though the red color of the banana plant takes away the attention from the main subject, it's still a nice composition. Not that common for a perch. Good work __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

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joeyao Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 755	Nice shot I think it would be better if there is a little more sparkle to the eye.

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skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,187	Bro, I thought it look more pleasing without the brown stem of the banana tree on the top left hand corner. I took the liberty of lighting up the image a little, cropped, resized, sharpened and convert the format to sRGB for reposting. Hope you don't mind. Strange though, I did not do anything to the colour. It looked the way it did when I opened the file in Photoshop CS. Happy shooting. Cheers!

15th December 2004	#6
jbma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampines Posts: 3,315	SK your pics seems much better. Better contrast and saturation. Strangely image seems sharper too.