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ijohnson
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 08:26
I tried for about 6 hours to make this look good, what does everyone think?

I want it to be good but I can't help but think that is is uninteresting. This is a crane I think in a rice Field in S. Korea. I spent hours sneaking around the fields here trying to get a good one and then hours trying to make the colors look right. I wish that nature wasn't so green.

10D, 70-200 F2.8L, PS

http://www.pbase.com/itj12345/image/33247305.jpg
ecobo
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 09:39
I like it! :lol:
The crop is nice and the colors are natural.
joekr
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 10:27
that is a cool shot. colors/contrast look awesome!
paladin
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 12:09
... Nice, very nice, IMHO ...
Paladin
JLS Photo
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 15:23
I like it too--it's not the typical bird headshot.

I don't know what the grass looks like in that area of the world, so I assume it's accurate.
PhotosGuy
8th of September 2004 (Wed), 21:20
I like it except for the 's' shaped grass blade just to the right of the bird. My eye goes right to it, so stomp that sucker flat! There's a long straight one just to the left of it's beak, too. (Cloning is acceptable!) :wink:

I'd like to see a bit of "life" in the grass, too - maybe just a bit greener? I'm not sure.
henkbos
9th of September 2004 (Thu), 03:45
The green is too dull. Increased the saturation a little. Cloned away that funny grass on teh right and flipped the total and cropped a little tighter.

http://www.henkbos.com/web_pics/bird-copy.jpg
Tin-Cup
9th of September 2004 (Thu), 04:50
The green is too dull. Increased the saturation a little. Cloned away that funny grass on teh right and flipped the total and cropped a little tighter.

http://www.henkbos.com/web_pics/bird-copy.jpg


i would say you have over saturated that (for my liking) and the crop is to tight...

nice original post i think...
henkbos
9th of September 2004 (Thu), 05:03
Crop is a matter of taste, but I think the green is not even green enough. Ever seen a rice padi? It's as green as green can get.
ijohnson
9th of September 2004 (Thu), 17:07
There is not enough green in the entire world to make you understand how green these rice fields are. I dulled it down to increase the contrast between the rice and the bird. I may have done so to the extent that it looks like a cloudy day. Like I said, I struggled with this one and spend too much time looking at it, but I still can't agree with myself.