An image to play with

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I'm very please with this photo, taken yesterday, of a Western Meadowlark.

As always, though, what comes out of the camera can always be improved on.  Can you add a little snap to the image, while keeping the basic colors of the bird about where they are?

[ggroess]

Good one. Thanks Mike...

This image can be improved greatly with a pretty simple curve move.  Use your knowledge of color spaces and see if you can make the sky behind the bird a nice light blue without bringing any into the yellow browns of the bird itself.

Contrast and lighting can also be helped a bit....
Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

First pass was s curve in lightness channel,second in RGB

[ggroess]

Greg,

Can you fix it with 1 channel curve adjustment??

You can adjust the L curve as needed.....
I'll post my proposed solution after more people give this one a try.....

Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

Oh,one curve.

[ggroess]

good work...but how can you keep the feathers from looking cold???

I don't want to give it away....

Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

b channel.Mild lizzard tail in lightness to open shadows in bush.

[ggroess]

here is where I took this image...

Greg