Comments on: Keep or Delete? https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2014/02/19/keep-or-delete-2/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Henry https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2014/02/19/keep-or-delete-2/comment-page-1/#comment-814106 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:01:38 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=18456#comment-814106 Delete

]]> By: Joel Eade https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2014/02/19/keep-or-delete-2/comment-page-1/#comment-813884 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:11:20 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=18456#comment-813884 Just looking at the image without the histogram one may be tempted to delete it. As you have written, many times a properly exposed image will appear “washed out” prior to optimization. I believe that to be the case here. The histogram looks perfect, nothing clipped and data in the far right side so it’s a keeper unless you are unhappy with the pose. Maybe you have better images already in the can and choose not to spend time on this one due to the pose but I would not delete it based on the exposure alone.

The image could be optimized in several ways. I might begin with highlight/shadow adjustment followed by a levels adjustment layer and possibly a selective color layer as well to add some blacks to the whites. If needed a touch of Nik Detail extractor on a separate layer can also be used to bring some detail in the whites, adjust the opacity as needed of course.

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