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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    I'll avoid those then. I actually have a decent repertoire of editing features adjustments after doing a lot of tutorials, certainly decent considering I started with zero knowledge a couple of years back. I was struggling a bit with applying certain adjustments selectively so that's the next...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Hi all, I've just found the time to play around with what has been suggested on this thread. The easiest way would have been to apply saturation, contrast or whatever and then simply erase those changes in the green part, as well as maybe the bird's moustache because that's too dark. 'Just...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Hi, I use Affinity and it has the curves adjustment. I've used it in the past but very infrequently. I've just had a looking at the Affinity guidelines for curves, which is very similar to the guidelines in your link, and it's clear I haven't used it to its potential. I'll bear this one in...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    I've never heard of these things, Lisa. What are they? What do they do?
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    It could be white balance, didn't try it. I don't think so though. I think the issue is that these cameras do not perform well in poor light unless you're very close. The colours are just washed out in those circumstances, or maybe I should adjust the contrast in-camera when taking pictures in...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Agreed. I thought I'd reached the limits of sharpening with this Kestrel, any more and the bird was beginning to look unnatural, particularly around the head. My view is that there is a lot more to a picture than detail and I'd rather err on the side of limited sharpening so that the bird...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Good point with the saturation on selected colours. 'Never thought to do that and it's easily done in Affinity. I'll bear that in mind. Cheers. I'm always wary with sharpening because when overdone the bird doesn't look right nor bears resemblance to what you saw, although I appreciate you...
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Good point. When I sharpen the bird I erase the sharpening in the background. 'Never thought to do that when applying contrast or whatever. I'm not the brightest! Cheers for the tip.
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    That's where it's falling down a bit. The selection tool brush is leaving a line 'round the bird when I apply changes to background only. It will be easy to resolve, 'just haven't found the time to work it out yet.
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    'Not sure, Jim. I have a cheat in that mostly I only take pictures in decent light which means I don't have to do much with them when editing. The second one looks better except the green in the background is too saturated and it looks awful. Time to brush up on my editing skills!
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    I agree. I've overdone the saturation with the second one in an attempt to bring the bird's colours to life. 'Neither look decent really.
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Hi all, I took this picture over the weekend, the light was poor, there's not a great deal of contrast in the picture, the colours look washed out and there's a bit of a haze to the picture. What editing features would you use to bring some life to this bird? The original is the first picture...
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