Comments on: A new bird http://besidethestream.com/a-new-bird/2008/06/06/ Country life at 7,000 feet Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Barb http://besidethestream.com/a-new-bird/2008/06/06/#comment-766 Barb Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:21:26 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/a-new-bird/2008/06/06/#comment-766 Maybe Alice 'Photoshopped' that bird (is that a new verb???). Okay, just kidding, the bird is gorgeous and your photos are great - I love looking at them. No Western Tanangers in southeast MI that I know of. MV Pat - you are lucky witht he orioles & how do you know that catbirds love grape jelly? That must be an interesting story! Barb, I did photoshop this photo. I decreased the shadows and increased their tonal width; I increased the highlights and decreased their tonal width; I increased the midtone contrast. Then I increased the saturation, the contrast and the brightness. I think I sharpened the photo, put on a warm filter, and cropped it. I probably shifted the magenta/green balance, and played with the radius of the shadows (whatever that is). I was trying to get that translucent quality in the gambel oak leaves. And if the bird had looked weird after getting the leaves to look nice, then I would have played with it some more. Maybe Alice ‘Photoshopped’ that bird (is that a new verb???). Okay, just kidding, the bird is gorgeous and your photos are great - I love looking at them. No Western Tanangers in southeast MI that I know of.

MV Pat - you are lucky witht he orioles & how do you know that catbirds love grape jelly? That must be an interesting story!

Barb, I did photoshop this photo. I decreased the shadows and increased their tonal width; I increased the highlights and decreased their tonal width; I increased the midtone contrast. Then I increased the saturation, the contrast and the brightness. I think I sharpened the photo, put on a warm filter, and cropped it. I probably shifted the magenta/green balance, and played with the radius of the shadows (whatever that is). I was trying to get that translucent quality in the gambel oak leaves. And if the bird had looked weird after getting the leaves to look nice, then I would have played with it some more.

]]> By: mv pat http://besidethestream.com/a-new-bird/2008/06/06/#comment-765 mv pat Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:41:26 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/a-new-bird/2008/06/06/#comment-765 Was ADHD around before all the overly processed food and additives? And, what a beautiful bird. I have a pr of orioles nesting in my yard this year. And, my catbirds are back every year. They love grape jelly! Have a wonderful day off tomorrow! Orioles! What a treat! Was ADHD around before all the overly processed food and additives? And, what a beautiful bird. I have a pr of orioles nesting in my yard this year. And, my catbirds are back every year. They love grape jelly! Have a wonderful day off tomorrow!

Orioles! What a treat!

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