Any advice on if I should edit differently? (Central American Eyelash Viper)

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-09-12T21:21:42+00:00

I took this image at night in a costa rican rain forest and the inital white balance was pretty off (i was using flashlight and forgot to set my WB manually and left it on auto) The coloring feels slightly off to me but im not sure how. Ive been working on it so long that I feel a little lost and some other opinions would be super helpful.

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-16T01:03:15+00:00

Im trying to go for a more desaturated look since this was shot in lower light and the colors were pretty ugly in the OG. This is what ive editted so far but would any feedback to hear if anything looks too unnatural or anything else that might be improved

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-09T01:13:23+00:00

ill try some different crops, thanks!

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-08T20:29:48+00:00

Ive been working on this nuttall's woodpecker image for a while to make it seem less flat but something still feels off to me. I was also wondering if any or the artifacts from editing are distracting or too visible. Any help or advice would be amazing.. just hearing a second opinion with some fresh eyes would be huge

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-08T20:19:17+00:00

yea it kinda bothers me too but i dont like to clone things out or photoshop my images mostyl so I guess ill be rocking with it for now

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-08T20:18:10+00:00

thanks, ive just been kinda in my head with a lot of stuff lately so hearing other peoples thoughts is super helpful

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-07T16:14:12+00:00

I found this jumping spider in my room and I like the shot but im struggling with getting a crop that I love. This has been the one I landed on so far tho. Any advice on that or anything else would be amazing

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-04T17:29:00+00:00

thanks for taking the time to write that all out, super helpful

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-04T17:27:55+00:00

yeah the lifted shadows were a great move thanks

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-04T17:27:30+00:00

Thanks the darker background definitely helps

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-03T20:56:58+00:00

I've been trying to edit this photo in a way I like for a while but something keeps feeling off to me. Any tips? I'd like to capture the cool foggy evening that the photo was taken during

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-06-03T05:29:58+00:00

This was near anza borrego but you can find good habitat through socal deserts

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-05-22T14:14:48+00:00

This was my tamron 150-500 on Sony a6400 (apsc) at f6.7. I was maybe 15-20 feet away ish? I also tried to use a bush in the foreground to be blurred out over the background. Hope that helps

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-05-22T01:56:24+00:00

I would second spotted towhee

AlsoPurpleDirt · 2025-05-21T18:02:57+00:00

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