This young black redstart probably left the nest for the first time. Its mother built it above the terrace of my in-laws where they frequently eat during the summer, probably with the idea of having a constant supply of food dropping from the table. The young bird rested for a while on a chair with a blanket on it, and I was able to capture it from an approximate distance of 30cm. Then its mother came to collect it and they flew away together.
The image above has minimal correction, in particular no sharpening etc. I am interested in removing the color cast from the bird; it has reflected light from the blanket and the whole area is under a large walnut tree, with green foliage.
I wasn’t there so I don’t know the actual color / lighting conditions (nor was I able to find an image online of an immature black redstart that looked like this one) so who knows if I’m anywhere near correct. I won’t even mention my lack of processing skills…
To reduce the blue cast I used the local adjustment Color/Tone Correction tool in ART, specifically the … umm … color adjuster thingy … (whatever it’s officially called):
I didn’t mask the bird first but that would probably produce more accurate results (than a global adjustment). Then again, both bird and blanket were in the same light, so…
Loading the jpg as a sidecar should provide the details…many people just don’t know that so its not the end of the world if one forgets but it helps to have it I guess for people that aren’t aware…
So, I have a question for the OP (@Tamas_Papp ): Is the bird blue or black? Not blue as in navy, but in some of these interpretations, it is showing as an almost light blue.
Dunno if you’ve seen this one: 
