with a cornnut or two? This beauty was hanging out in a parking area in a grove of Sequoias. We were trying to entice him into better light and as you can see, wasn't as successful as others. I will have to learn in photoshop how to lighten a background so that he can stand out for the beautiful jay that he is. A Stellar's Jay. Good times... @aikiuser, @pixelchix, @soylentgreenpics. It was the grove with the small, circular parking area... from way back!
Thank you all for your comments and suggestions on the Wheels! I appreciate your ideas and I enjoyed you too, trying to decide which you liked best. Thank you for the inspiration to keep on keeping on... and for your fab shares that honestly help get me through the days.
Be well & be the change.
Year 7 on this adventure! I’m especially appreciative of the community found here! I am inspired by everyone; learning from so many. Your shares make...
I use Photoshop Elements, the easy program. For a photo like this with a dark bird, I would go into "Lighting" and bringing up the Shadows. Then I might go to Highlights and bring them down just a touch. I know that sounds odd, but it seems to help increase contrast. And if bringing up the shadows washes out the color too much, then I saturate a little under Color. Beautiful bird and shot.
@annepann I wonder if that will work in Lightroom? I used to use Elements and then subscribed to LightRoom w/Photoshop - I know nothing about Photoshop but that it annoys me when it tries to open my pics LOL I'm going to have to give that a shot though, thank you Anne!
@harbie@rickster549@sunnygreenwood@pdulis@milaniet Thank you so much. I will have to see if I can find a shot of one of these beauties with the back showing. I fell in love first time I saw one of these. They are not common where I live but once in awhile they will be show up. I see them more so in Northern California and the forested areas (like the red woods and sequoias). Thank you again.
Beautiful capture. Don’t know much about PS, but in snapseed you can use selective on the blue and increase exposure or use the brush option to dodge it. Probably something similar in PS.
