Thanks Tom. It seems unanimous. I'm glad I asked rather than replacing
the original. However, I'll probably delete both after a few days. I
was in love with the wing motion, and I like the composition. But in
truth, the bad exposure dooms the shot. This is an example where
shooting RAW didn't save me. Shadow detail can't always be salvaged
from an underexposed shot.
Paul
On May 24, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Tom C wrote:
Hi Paul... I prefer the 1st version... I think the eye, the visible
specular highlight in it, makes it more appealing. My $.02.
We've got Orange Grosbeaks right now and Evening Grosbeaks in the
autumn and winter.
Tom C.
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: PESO: Revisiting the Bird
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 21:20:16 -0400
I haven't been able to process my photo of that Point Pelee Red
Breasted Grosbeak in a way that pleases me completely. The original
was underexposed by about a stop because I had thought I was going to
be shooting him against leaves rather than open sky. (I should have
locked in a manual exposure.) Anyway, i've had a tough time pulling
detail out of the black feathers without causing a lot of noise and
general ugliness. I went back for a second and third attempt. I think
the new one is a bit of an improvement even though there is less
detail. Am I right?
Here's the original, which I posted a couple of days ago:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3387050&size=lg
Here's the new version:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3393350&size=lg
Should I delete the old version, the new version or both?
Paul
