Happy with the result of this from DT, It’s a 4000iso M4/3 shot and it was dull conditions. Been enjoying Play Raw so thought I’d post it to see how others edit it.
P9190664.ORF (19.2 MB)
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The only thing I don’t particularly like is the lack of detail on the breast. Here is my take on the picture.
Here is my effort. To tackle the noise but not loose the details in the feathers I did some extra denoising using the contrast equalizer module but applied a parametric mask based on color that avoided selecting the bird. I also really wanted to bring out the feathers on the breast so I found local contrast module and shadow and highlights module helpful for this.
Another version (of this great image!)…
P9190664.ORF.xmp (16.2 KB)
edit: lens correction distorted the edges (?)
