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Critique please, PP, color etc is what I am looking for.
As far as removing sticks and such I wouldn't do it in this situation. I want to keep the actual surroundings feel that it has.

ISO 640, F/5.6, 1/200 shot with the 7D II and the 500mm F/4 IS I.
Processed in LR. Very slight Noise imp used, I didn't take it to far because it covers up the rain.

Thanks

Hen in the Rain;

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7581/...a34c60df_z.jpgTurkey Hen (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

I like the "rain" in the background.

In my opinion the histogram of the picture is too much in shadows-highlights range, so i would enhance the contrast (stretching the histogram closer to his extremes) and add a bit of "warm" to the image (to contrast a bit the gray effect of the rainy day).

Andrea

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Originally Posted by jamsus

I like the "rain" in the background.

In my opinion the histogram of the picture is too much in shadows-highlights range, so i would enhance the contrast (stretching the histogram closer to his extremes) and add a bit of "warm" to the image (to contrast a bit the gray effect of the rainy day).

Andrea

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Thanks Andrea;

In LR
This is adjusting white balance up +300 to warm it up
Contrast +20
I could have taken the contrast up to +25 then it got destructive.
What do you think?

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8624/...7b1877c7_z.jpgTurkey Hen (2 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Yes, i like it, is not invasive and i think it's appropriate for the picture.

I think you could also "isolate" (magnetic lazo tool on photoshop) the Turkey from the rest of the picture and increase a bit the contrast, maybe a bit the saturation and the sharpness on it... but it's just an experiment!

sorry..image too small I will re-post

I like the repost...here is my suggestion...First a vertical crop then I used Viveza to increase saturation of the light blues and light browns, darken the green and dark brown. After that I added a slight vignette using Color Efex Pro. What do you think?

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....08955573-3.jpg

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Originally Posted by Joel Eade

I like the repost...here is my suggestion...First a vertical crop then I used Viveza to increase saturation of the light blues and light browns, darken the green and dark brown. After that I added a slight vignette using Color Efex Pro. What do you think?

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Thanks Guys;

Joel;

Yes vertical portrait crop is best, tall turkey I had already thought that would be a natural crop.
I had several that were shot in portrait, one I posted in another thread. They were shot at 700mm, farther away and the heads were not as sharp.
I like the way the green came out on your change. After you changed it makes the previous pictures green area look blown out. Is Viveza something you use often to PP?
I looked it up and it looks like a whole sweet of tools.

I use it whenever I want to alter a select color in part of an image. The same thing can be achieved using layers and color range or select colors but Viveza is much easier and faster

Following on your advice Joel, I don't have Viveza but tried to see what I could do with LR color, I couldn't get the colors as deep though.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/...61b9fe4d_z.jpgTurkey Hen (4 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Also another pose;

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/...8c7f79bd_z.jpgTurkey Hen (3 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Very very nice....I like the pose of the second one with the bird looking toward the camera;) Looks like you have a winner there....the new 7D is doing great!