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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Moira on March 16, 2010, 11:17:01 PM

Title: Red-Breasted Merganser
Post by: Moira on March 16, 2010, 11:17:01 PM

Would appreciate constructive input on the water:

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4439209715_808b513662_b.jpg)

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Post by: denis on March 17, 2010, 10:27:06 AM

nice shot moira.
the water? it looks cold and wet LOL

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Post by: Moira on March 18, 2010, 08:31:18 PM

I took this at LaSalle, where I took the American Coot pics last weekend.  I think the water looks odd - thought it was something technical.  Oh well ...

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Post by: JTF on March 19, 2010, 06:56:26 PM

Looks very good, no need to adjust anything.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on March 19, 2010, 09:31:03 PM

I agree that you don't need to adjust anything.  

If you were looking to darken the water a simple trick that I use on water and skies is to reduce the luminance (and sometimes increase the saturation) of the blue.    You can often make large adjustments without noticeable effects on other parts of the image.  I do it in Adobe Camera Raw, but many image editing programs would give you the same option.

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Post by: Misty01 on March 20, 2010, 06:36:39 AM

love the spiky do!!  :D