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Snow Bunting

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 19, 2010103 views7 comments

1D Mk iv, 600mm f4, 1/800s, f4.5, iso 400.

Gale, -13 degrees, intermittent blizzards. Got to feel sorry for these, foraging in about 6 feet of snow. Seem to be doing alright though. Wish I could say the same for the photographer

Update: I wonder if there is a pink/magenta cast to this, but nothing I do seems to change it. I suppose it could just be the prevailing conditions?

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on December 19, 2010 at 10:07 AM

The colours look about right to me. -13? I am complaining about -7. Obviously I am just a soft southerner.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Hi Ian, there is a hint as you say, try reducing the red channel in Curves with a mask, it might help. Canon does tend to add a fraction more Yellow & Red, Nikon goes Blue/Green. Would suggest a bit of 'gardening' and remove the scrub in the BG?

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 19, 2010 at 11:36 AM

Yes, a slight colour cast but still a great capture Ian

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 19, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Thanks all!

Steve

Would suggest a bit of 'gardening' and remove the scrub in the BG?

I waited all morning for a bird to land near that bit of heather!!!

Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on December 19, 2010 at 5:31 PM

Hi Ian , the cast is slightly magenta .
Go image> adjustments > selective colour >colours > whites and drag the magenta down a touch..
Hope this helps ... oh and Boots are doing lemsip at half price for your impending flu...

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Aha!!

Many thanks Mark - wish I had learned that a long time ago! (Actually, I probably did and have forgotten - along with plenty other things over the past year

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Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 20, 2010 at 1:40 AM

Repost looks fine. Lovely image of this beautiful bird.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments