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RAW Workshop I
Photo Information
Copyright: Gerhard Theron (gerhardt) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1976 W: 259 N: 4103] (11585)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-20
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Paul Prince (PDP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2005-11-09 18:06:11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS USM, Digital ISO 100, Hoya UV-Guard (77mm)
Exposure: 5.6, 1/1000 seconds
Workshop Note
Hi Gerhard, here's what I have done.

Capture One LE 3.7.1 on RAW image

Exposure compensation + 0.5
Contrast compensation + 13
Colour saturation 20%

Curves
Locked the midtones, and adjusted until I was happy with it.

Colour balance 5850 K

Warmed a little

Sharpness +118
Threshold 0

Colour noise suppression 0
Banding suppresion 0

Converted to TIFF

Photoshop Elements 3.0

Cropped
Resized
Darkened Highlights 27%
Lightened Shadows 12%

Neat Image filter
all standard settings except pre loaded filter "Remove only half the noise"

USM 150%, 0.3r, 0 Threshold

cloned out some debris.

Added frame and text

Converted to jpg and saved at around 140 kB

That's it, I hope you like it.
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