Increase Contrast and Nuetralise Colour

SHORT TOED EAGLE
Photo Information
Copyright: Ertugrul BIREL (ORION) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 15] (291)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-08
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Paul Kettel (pauljk) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 204 W: 64 N: 65] (226)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2006-10-15 04:28:02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon DSLR D200, AF VR-Nikkor 80-400mm ED
Workshop Note
Hi Etugrul,
Hope you don't mind this WS.
Cheers
Paul

1. Set black and white points using droppers on a levels layer. This provided better dynamic range and neutralised blue cast due to atmosphere.
2. Further removed blue cast via curves layer.
3. Increased contrast via USM filter set to 10,50,5
4. Boosted saturation a little using a curves layer in LAB mode.
5. Selected sky and added curevs layer set to Mutiply belnd mode. This darkened sky. Reduced opacity to 20%.
5. COnverted to sRGB mode and saved for web.
Ratings
SkyF, horia, Valf, lgfoto has marked this workshop as useful.
Only registered TrekNature members may rate workshop photos.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.