On 2012-07-18 17:59:32 -0700, tony cooper said:

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:24:52 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2012-07-18 17:03:01 -0700, Savageduck said:

On 2012-07-18 16:01:44 -0700, tony cooper said:

On my shots...

The Lorikeets really are a very bright bird color-wise. (Check out
web images) However, I used a flash because they were in the back of
the enclosure, and no bouncing surface was available. Consequently,
I've got almost-blowout from flash effect on the feathers. f/4
1/125th. Saturation was not kicked in post.

All I can say is, regardless of cause, the final effect is one of both
birds appearing over saturated to the point of being unpleasant.
Perhaps there might have been a fix available in post. I am sure it is
possible to reach a better solution.

try this for a fix in post:
http://db.tt/C2TKTOz8

Just a different version of garish. The feathers aren't good enough
to start with. As far as I'm concerned, if it's a bird the feathers
have be detailed.

I think if you made a side-by-side comparison the fix might be more
apparent, including an improvement in feather detail.
http://db.tt/C2TKTOz8

It might be interesting if processed as an abstract and *really*
goofed up.

Yup!


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Regards,

Savageduck