Dale Yates
About the Image(s)
Image Deion: This photo of a sand-hill Crane taken for my recent photography class. The lesson theme at the time of this photo was The Natural World.
Thankfully I have completed the course and can now take a breath!
This photo was taken at a local park in the mid/late afternoon. One of my goals was to bring out the color and as such I utilized a CPL filter, even though the natural ambient light was somewhat limited.
This image was taken with the following: RAW format; Canon SL1 camera; Tamron 18-200 F/3.5-6.3 zoom lens; aperture F/5.6; shutter speed 1/320; ISO-1600; focal length 158mm. A CPL filter was utilized as well.
Post processing in Lightroom includes adjusting white balance, contrast, highlights and shadows, color adjustments, and overall sharpening. Photoshop clone tool was then utilized to remove a tree in the background. Lastly, a vignette was added to highlight the crane.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
8 comments posted
Sounds like a fun class! The color and detail on the crane are wonderful, and the blurring of the background really sets off the beauty of the bird. I would love to see an example of how the CPL filter affected the color and detail. A lovely portrait!   Posted: 02/05/2021 20:19:15
Your post-processing was perfect; I can't see where you removed the tree - and the vignetting works well (i.e. not over done - I would not have even been aware you did it!). One question regarding the color . . . the top of the bird's head and iris seem a bit too red/orange than they may have appeared in nature. What do you think? The colors make for an attractive/interesting image.   Posted: 02/06/2021 06:50:45
Thank you for sharing!   Posted: 02/08/2021 05:41:10