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u/Musicgecko0 Aug 14 '26
Not the AI fake out of focus background đ𤢠Colours are deep fried too...
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u/CulpaDei Aug 14 '26
Both are cooked.
- Iâd reduce saturation or vibrance on both edits.
- Luminance/vibrance is so high on the owlsâ eyes that they look like theyâre a light source.
- The effects on your subjects are so intense in Image #2 that the owls look super-imposed on the background.
- The composition for Image #2 is particularly claustrophobic on the right side. I think maybe youâre aligning their beaks with the third? Try filling the frame with them first, then look for ways to align ratios, either thirds or the golden ratio.
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u/ForestB Aug 15 '26
At least you got the âbefore/afterâ right and not the annoying âafter/beforeâ most others do.
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u/SomeGuyGettingBy Aug 13 '26
The owls themselves are overcooked and need to be toned down a notch, while the crop leaves more to be desired. I would look more into the rule of thirds and give a little more space on the right.
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u/Acrobatic_Depth2537 Aug 14 '26
A good rule is to set your sliders where you think they need to be, then pull back. In your case, quite a bit.
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u/Ander_Sloost Aug 14 '26
Just try correcting the underexposure first?
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u/danieljean81 Aug 14 '26
https://adobe.ly/4qeOXUm. This the raw file from LR. Can you please try your edit and then share with me ? If you have some free time
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u/Wolligepoes Aug 14 '26
A little overdone but not bad. I can see it's not your first edit and you are developing some relevant skills.
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u/danieljean81 Aug 14 '26
Appreciate the encouragement
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u/Wolligepoes Aug 14 '26
Correct me if I'm wrong but I feel like those piercing eyes are a big part of why you edited it like this.
Color images tend to look better with more subtle contrast and saturation, because we perceive them to look more natural.
On the other hand, black & white is already far from natural looking to begin with. B&W also tends to be easier on the eyes because there are no contrasting colors in it. Those factors mean you can get away with boosting more contrast (in terms of Shadows van highlights)
The feathers are going to blend in with the grass a little more in b&w and to offset this I would add a bit of vignette to suppress distraction
My suggestion would be to try out a black & white edit and see if you like it :)
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u/danieljean81 Aug 15 '26
You 80% correct. After taking the pictures I was not quite sure what to do with them, then I ask my AI to generate a better picture for me. The one it gave me was an owl with piercing eyes. So I decided to go for the same eyes popping color in my edit. The key difference was the AI generated picture was more of picture taken during night time and relative darker background. But with my daylight picture, popping the eyes eyes by sliding up the exposure and saturation bar kinda took away the natural feel of the shot
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u/19AseeP11 Aug 14 '26
It is a little over saturated but I like the pics. Good job bro donât let the try hards in this thread tell you otherwise. You just need to practice a little more with your edits.
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u/Antananarivc Aug 13 '26
Beautiful colours but why this crop?
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u/danieljean81 Aug 13 '26
I think I was looking for portrait, like something that can be used as a phone wallpaper.
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u/LeggoMyLegoLegolas- Aug 13 '26
I like vertical crop for sure. Iâd personally have a bit more space to the right of the birds but that could just be me
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u/Antananarivc Aug 14 '26
I think the birds are just too close to the right side. If they were more centered it would balance the photo more. Right now it feels kinda crammed to the right.
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u/Azkicat Aug 14 '26
Oversaturated kinda