How many swallows can sit on the top of a pole?

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Three juvenile barn swallows waiting for the adults to feed them. Have fun!

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#2

Need more info… are they african or european? and did they bring any coconuts with them?

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#3

:grin:

#4

Stormy afternoon. dt 4.4.2

Sorry, it doesn’t look anything like your edit.

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#5

:grin:

Here’s the problem:
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9882 instead of 9982
I love the shot you posted by accident though! @Thomas_Do

My edit - I decided to go more dramatic! I find the RGB brightness sliders in color calibration very powerful for some things. In this case I dropped blue and raised red which helped the building stand out much better.

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#6

Sorry for the mistake. I added the intended RAW file in the original post. One small digit can make a huge difference :wink:.

I have also left the originally posted file to play with.

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#7

Thanks :blush:

#8

My versions…

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#9

Can I do a bright edit like everyone else? Yes, I can.

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#10

Thanks for posting
darktable 4.4.2

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#14

Guess I’ll do both… :slight_smile: ART 1.20.1

This is a pretty severe crop. Dropped the sky a bit, brought up the yellows just a tiny bit, brought up the white breast feathers a little and added a little local contrast to the post and birds to bring them forward a tad.

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I had to resist the urge to go overboard here. This kind of sky just begs to be hammered! :smiley: I tried to give it that “not yet stormy but it’s coming” look without too much saturation and contrast. Also cropped a bit.

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Both shots have reasonably subtle vignettes and / or gradients to help focus attention.

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#15

I didn’t try to resist… :face_with_hand_over_mouth: :rofl: starting to think mine looks a bit overcooked…

#16

I’m kind of on the other side – To me, a lot of my processing looks a bit dark / dull and doesn’t have any “glow”. But then again, I’m not looking to create Thomas Kincade paintings every time, so … ?? Dunno.

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#17

Thanks for the images. My attempt DT 4.4.2

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I like the Easter egg in the farm photo - one solitary Goose staring at the camera.

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#18

Is such a tool available in RawTherapee? I sometimes use something similar in another software which can only work with jpg.

#19

maybe, RGB Curves - Luminosity mode, could do a similar job?

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#20

Yes, they can!

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