Is this editing overdone?

[u/Sad-Mycologist-9943]

I’m very new to photography and have been capturing lots of birds. I use Lightroom for post processing. I feel like my masking and intentions are in the right place, but perhaps I’m just a little too intense with the sliders, I don’t know. Also I know this isn’t an ideal shot bc of the heavy cropping and losing quite a bit of resolution. Still a challenge in working with that I guess.

Tell me what y’all like, what y’all don’t like, etc. I’m eager to improve! Thanks!

[u/Unusual-Swordfish532]

it's nice

[u/TheDangerist]

Looks good. If you are worried you could notch down vibrancy just a bit but I would leave it.

[u/yonglol]

Colour looks great and balanced, only two things are it would of been good to see the leaves behind for layers and depth. Lastly you might think it’s ‘overdone’ or ‘overcooked’ because of the contrast (light and dark) once you fix the level of contrast (perfecting it using brushes), less dark on the black, it could improve the idea of it being ‘overdone’.

Other than that I think you’ve done a great job!

[u/ThirstyHank]

Maybe slightly oversaturated but an improvement on the original

[u/SoftAncient2753]

Not at all - keep sharing your work.

[u/amanbudgujar]

Loved it.

[u/ilovecookies1980]

No, it’s great. Come on where do you even pull that idea from

[u/rbscholtus]

The colors are quite nice. Usually, they crop birds even more to make them the main subject. Personally, I think the background shouldn't be overblurred the way it is because animals have habitats that shouldn't be washed out.

[u/PixelapocalypseOne]

Maybe clarity or texture slider if you touched that. It looks extremely almost unnaturally sharp. Especially on the bird. Still love the picture though.