[bertwert]

These animals are designed to blend into their surroundings (*), so this is may be what we're stuck with if they're where they belong


(*) I've been told that at least some animals have a form of color-blindness that makes orange and green look the same, which is why tigers look as they do. Finding an animal like that is a happy time, unless he decides you'd make a good appetizer.

Valid point to make

[bertwert]

@RGlasel; Thanks for having a try at the images, I may have to go back and see if they are still there. I prefer the third one of the variants you showed

[RGlasel]

I prefer the third one of the variants you showed

Actually, that one has the least amount of processing, you should be able to get close to the same result in Darktable by slightly increasing contrast and sharpness. Cropping like you did in your original post also helps, in my opinion. Unless it is an indoor shot with electric lights, I never adjust white balance and I gave up on fiddling with colour values a long time ago.

If you can get your crane to model for you again, I will be extremely impressed.

[RGlasel]

I need to get a bunch of posts in before my in-laws arrive this afternoon, so I cropped the third variant, which made the noise in the original file more obvious. The copy below has had some noise reduction applied.

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[bertwert]

I need to get a bunch of posts in before my in-laws arrive this afternoon, so I cropped the third variant, which made the noise in the original file more obvious. The copy below has had some noise reduction applied.

Best of the bunch so far
It shows that it might do for me to learn some PP skills.