I like this photo but I have no idea how to edit it. Please enlighten me.
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Do whatever you want license.
_MG_3199.CR3 (20.6 MB)
Do whatever you want license.
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Used dehaze (G’MIC) to equalize the scene and pushed colors to my taste. Also enhanced the sharpness using Local Variance Normalization (G’MIC). 
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Here’s my attempt. Have kept processing at a minimal. Focus was more on color harmony and sharpening
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A simple edit trying to draw attention to the pigeon proudly strutting along.
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Your M50 has the same sensor as my M6, so my white balance module ‘camera reference’ coefficients are the same. Although an EF-S mount lens on it? Does it need an adapter?
Anyway, fast pigeon. I think I handled the highlights well with the DorS inpaint highlights preset (with some adjustment), but then I went and did something wacky with the tone curve.
Are those starlings in the background, too?
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I had never noticed this preset before. I just tried it on the image. Top image is without the preset and bottom image is with the preset. I certainly didn’t have any success with this preset? I wonder if others have every used this preset to advantage. You did say you adjusted the preset so it may just be because I applied it as is that I got poor results.
Really, it’s not that useful imo. I’ve barely tried it. The preset is set so that it affects things above display 100% to begin with; most overblown highlights are already handled well by Highlight Reconstruction and other things.
I used it for the sky between the buildings in the background, but the preset affected the tree branches in that area as well.
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Yeah, I have an adapter, I don’t actually have any m mount lenses.
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OK; only because tomorrow’s Easter. Now I have to get ready for work (but had to work Tuesday so chose it as swap, so I get tomorrow off). lol
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they were up on a ledge and i was below, so they were eye level
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Noticed the common starlings on the backgound, but didn’t figured out how to bring them out, so I tried something different.
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Really cool photo. I went for more of a movie-like framing and put emphasis on the bird most in focus. I also reduced distracting colors with color equalizer, and the color look up table module.
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