FGoose OP t1_jef1cnj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Reply to comment by amor_fatty in Red shoulder hawk portrait taken in NE Philly near airport by FGoose

Changed it up A bit. I liked it “as shot” cause it felt cinematic. I actually like this quite a bit more if I’m being honest. Good call.

PlankyTown777 t1_jefq3xj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:00 PM

I’m not a photographer but I do have eyes. This version is so much better than the one you posted. The one you posted has such a blue filter on it that it loses all contrast and detail

FGoose OP t1_jefxv0i wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:51 PM

No worries about the photographer thing! So there’s no filter per se here I actually left this one “as shot” in my editing app for white balance.

I liked it because (to me anyway) it felt kinda cinematic and conveyed that it was blue hour when I took the pic. Having said that I also really prefer this edit for Many of the reasons you stated.

PlankyTown777 t1_jefykt7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Excuse my ignorance - what is blue hour? I guess you are playing on themes here that went right over my head lol. Either way, the reason I ask is because this is such a lovely shot (both versions) and I feel connected to it for some reason I can’t explain!

FGoose OP t1_jeg2tsm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:24 PM

'blue hour' is the period of time just after the sunset, around dusk when the sky takes on inky, indigo hues and before it becomes totally black.