In a Different Light

They turned out great Steve.

I love 'em. They are the cutest little birds!

2n10 wrote in post #17103390
Great set Steve.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17103443
Wow these are absolutely gorgeous! You did fabulous and the lighting looks beautiful in these. Awesome set!

Joe52 wrote in post #17103495
They turned out great Steve.

LV Moose wrote in post #17103538
I love 'em. They are the cutest little birds!

Thanks very much everyone.

Wow, simply beautiful.

Crimzon wrote in post #17113542
Wow, simply beautiful.

Thanks very much.

Wow wonderful pictures, that is a lovely looking bird. How do you brighten just the eyes ?

Very nice Steve.

love these shots- still have yet to get a decent shot of one- they commonly mock me

Silverwolfpup wrote in post #17122496
Wow wonderful pictures, that is a lovely looking bird. How do you brighten just the eyes ?

Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #17123235
Very nice Steve.

CaptBob wrote in post #17123370
love these shots- still have yet to get a decent shot of one- they commonly mock me

Thanks very much everyone.

Silverwolfpup, I select the eyes and create a mask in Photoshop to allow me to isolate them. I very careful adjust the brightness with care not to go too far and create an unnatural appearance. Dark-eyed birds like Kingfisher and Barred Owls as examples, are good candidates for this especially if their eyes happen to have some cast shadows on them. A careful adjustment can give dark eyes a bit of sparkle and "life" that they loose in the shade. Side lighting will often make dark eyes much darker than ideal. I don't use flash so I don't benefit from the fill light that provides but I also don't have to wrestle with cast shadows and correct artificial catch lights.

Nighthound wrote in post #17127752
Thanks very much everyone.

Silverwolfpup, I select the eyes and create a mask in Photoshop to allow me to isolate them. I very careful adjust the brightness with care not to go too far and create an unnatural appearance. Dark-eyed birds like Kingfisher and Barred Owls as examples, are good candidates for this especially if their eyes happen to have some cast shadows on them. A careful adjustment can give dark eyes a bit of sparkle and "life" that they loose in the shade. Side lighting will often make dark eyes much darker than ideal. I don't use flash so I don't benefit from the fill light that provides but I also don't have to wrestle with cast shadows and correct artificial catch lights.

Photoshop is a great tool, that is if you know how to use it, i'm still learning hehe.

These are really nice!