I prefer the smoother sky and the far wing of the new version, but the black feathers of its body have filled in too much for my taste, and I prefer the old version for having more detail and visibility in that regard.
Also, the new version shows strong chromatic aberration on the sharp branch, and blue fringing on the unfocused branches that were hardly noticeable on the original. Perhaps you could layer up the two versions, and selectively erase the less desirable aspects. regards, Anthony Farr > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I haven't been able to process my photo of that Point Pelee Red > Breasted Grosbeak in a way that pleases me completely. The original was > underexposed by about a stop because I had thought I was going to be > shooting him against leaves rather than open sky. (I should have locked > in a manual exposure.) Anyway, i've had a tough time pulling detail out > of the black feathers without causing a lot of noise and general > ugliness. I went back for a second and third attempt. I think the new > one is a bit of an improvement even though there is less detail. Am I > right? > > Here's the original, which I posted a couple of days ago: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3387050&size=lg > > Here's the new version: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3393350&size=lg > > Should I delete the old version, the new version or both? > Paul
