Female sparrow, original colors were muted, so I turned her into a blue bird with pink tips on her wings.
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Hue/Sat (colorize) on wings and body
selected light area on wing tips and Hue/Sat to ping
USM
cloned out moss in front
cloned out some moss shadows
desat bottom left
Neat Image
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Beautiful bird photo, I love the textures on his breast and the colors on his wing. The twisting branches that create a natural frame around him really make the photo magical. Although the background is good and blurry, for some reaosn I find it a bit distracting. Anyhow, one of my challenge favorites.
Nice clarity on the bird. Wonder about a variation in composition, mainly to eliminate the other elements, which while nice, compete a little too much with the bird.
This is a very nice capture - I like the moss stuff both hanging around the bird and as shadows on it. There's a very good sense of depth to the shot. The color is just right, and the centered composition works very well here because of the balance provided by the tree trunk.
GReat colors and angle. DOF is perfect too. Is this bird alive? It looks like too good of a shot to have alive bird. GREAT JOB!! I really hope people appreciate the technical perfection of this photo.
This is really nicely composed shot, interestingly framed with the tree and it looks like beautifully balanced flash to lift the brest and add catchlight. Great colour palette too.
Lovely composition, love how it is framed by the branches & moss. I don't know what this bird is, a Mockingbird? Whatever it is we don't have them around here.
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