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troika · 03-01-2020, 05:29 PM - **4 Likes**

Hopefully I will have other chances to photograph this beauty. I didn't have much light to work with, so I cleaned up the photo as best I could afterward. Always open to photo or editing advice and critique. I will only make me better.

Last edited by troika; 03-01-2020 at 07:09 PM.

**luftfluss** · 03-01-2020, 07:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by troika

Hopefully I will have other chances to photograph this beauty. I didn't have much light to work with, so I cleaned up the photo as best I could afterward. Always open to photo or editing advice and critique. I will only make me better.

Definitely a tough lighting situation.

Here's a quick edit...

troika · 03-01-2020, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by luftfluss

Definitely a tough lighting situation.

Here's a quick edit...

Wow, that's much better, thank you!

**luftfluss** · 03-01-2020, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by troika

Wow, that's much better, thank you!

You're welcome. I hope you get more opportunities with this gorgeous creature.

If you're curious, I adjusted your photo in ACR:

Highlights: -50
Shadows: +80
Blacks: +50
Clarity: -20

troika · 03-02-2020, 07:51 AM

I was curious and your adjustments would not have been intuitive for me.

I will play these changes in Lightroom.

LightSpeed · 03-03-2020, 12:38 AM

SimonC · 03-03-2020, 03:21 AM

Just had a go with PaintShop Pro 2019, I like this as it keeps depth and freshness of the greens but that is on my average monitor!

**Kerrowdown** · 03-03-2020, 08:02 AM - **1 Like**

Just had a wee go myself, not so easy with a small jpeg file, a high pass sharpening and tweak here and there.

troika · 03-03-2020, 08:45 AM

I have got to learn how to do this.

József · 03-05-2020, 11:03 AM

No hokus-pokus grabs the histogram curve and drags the result visible

bschriver11 · 03-05-2020, 05:18 PM

Did you use spot metering? I like to use spot metering with the birds because of the back lighting and they are often in a shaded location, i usually get a better exposure on the subject.

troika · 03-05-2020, 05:48 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bschriver11

Did you use spot metering? I like to use spot metering with the birds because of the back lighting and they are often in a shaded location, i usually get a better exposure on the subject.

I did not and I was thinking about that earlier today. I should have. I did add some + exposure compensation and I did PP the photo, but I wasn't getting these types of results doing so. I appreciate knowing what could be done, because it inspires me to learn more.

József · 03-07-2020, 01:16 AM

Use RAW type for easier road work,and don't put everything on the machine.

Bernie · 06-28-2020, 09:32 AM

Suggest crop some of the top off, lift shadows on the owl, darken the sky.
Bernie

bschriver11 · 11-05-2020, 07:28 PM

What was your metering method? This is a perfect situation to use spot metering.

03-01-2020, 05:29 PM - 4 Likes	#1
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	Barred Owl Lens: Tokina AT-X 100-300/4 Camera: K5ii Photo Location: Seattle, WA, USA ISO: 4400 Shutter Speed: 1/350s Aperture: F4 Hopefully I will have other chances to photograph this beauty. I didn't have much light to work with, so I cleaned up the photo as best I could afterward. Always open to photo or editing advice and critique. I will only make me better. Last edited by troika; 03-01-2020 at 07:09 PM.

03-01-2020, 07:11 PM - 2 Likes	#2
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,628	Originally posted by troika Hopefully I will have other chances to photograph this beauty. I didn't have much light to work with, so I cleaned up the photo as best I could afterward. Always open to photo or editing advice and critique. I will only make me better. Definitely a tough lighting situation. Here's a quick edit... Attached Images

03-05-2020, 11:03 AM	#10
József Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 237	No hokus-pokus grabs the histogram curve and drags the result visible Attached Images

06-28-2020, 09:32 AM	#14
Bernie New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 11	Suggest crop some of the top off, lift shadows on the owl, darken the sky. Bernie Attached Images

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03-01-2020, 08:15 PM	#3
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753 Original Poster	Originally posted by luftfluss Definitely a tough lighting situation. Here's a quick edit... Wow, that's much better, thank you!

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luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,628	Originally posted by troika Wow, that's much better, thank you! You're welcome. I hope you get more opportunities with this gorgeous creature. If you're curious, I adjusted your photo in ACR: Highlights: -50 Shadows: +80 Blacks: +50 Clarity: -20

03-02-2020, 07:51 AM	#5
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753 Original Poster	I was curious and your adjustments would not have been intuitive for me. I will play these changes in Lightroom.

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SimonC Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Trearddur Bay, Isle of Anglesey Posts: 466	Just had a go with PaintShop Pro 2019, I like this as it keeps depth and freshness of the greens but that is on my average monitor!

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troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753 Original Poster	I have got to learn how to do this.

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bschriver11 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 558	Did you use spot metering? I like to use spot metering with the birds because of the back lighting and they are often in a shaded location, i usually get a better exposure on the subject.

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troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753 Original Poster	Originally posted by bschriver11 Did you use spot metering? I like to use spot metering with the birds because of the back lighting and they are often in a shaded location, i usually get a better exposure on the subject. I did not and I was thinking about that earlier today. I should have. I did add some + exposure compensation and I did PP the photo, but I wasn't getting these types of results doing so. I appreciate knowing what could be done, because it inspires me to learn more.

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