Adobe Photoshop CS2

Indian Whiskered Tern
Photo Information
Copyright: Smitha Komath (smitha) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 77 N: 905] (3429)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-26
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Loot Eksteen (loot) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5730 W: 606 N: 3476] (9313)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2007-11-30 22:04:49
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 8, 1/750 seconds
Workshop Note
Hi Smitha

I started playing with another workshop and tried to push the envelope a bit further just to see how much additional details I could get out of the white plumage.

Post processing done:
1. "Levels" adjustment on the "Histogram" by increasing the "Input Levels" of the "Black" slider (at 32), and balancing the "Mid-tones" slider to darken the image (at 0.83).
2. "Brightness" -2.
4. "Saturation" +8.
5. Selected the background with the "Magic Wand" and "Lasso" tools.
6. Applied "Neat Image" at its default settings.
7. Added "Yellow" with "Variations" and the slider set to "Fine".
8. Inversed selection so that only the bird was selected.
9. Used the "Brush Tool" at 7% "Opacity" (black) to darken the wings.
10. Adjusted "USM" at 200% amount, 0.3 radius, and 0.0 threshold.
11. Selected the beak only with the "Lasso" tool.
12. Set grey colour and painted the beak with the "Brush Tool" at 60% "Opacity"
13. Selected "Save for Web", and adjusted the "Quality" upwards to 192kB.

Once again it was not my intention to "modify", but just to present a different view on a lovely photo.

Best regards
Loot
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