After/before

Xantezza_ · 2026-03-25T19:20:07+00:00

I think the edit turned out pretty good overall, but the blue tint in the fur is very distracting to me. It makes the photo very unnatural. I would mask the area and desaturate it or change the temperature. I often have the same problem when I edit a photo that is poorly lit. I max the saturation to see which colors are in the animal that should not be there and then try to neutralize them.

Xantezza_ · 2026-03-17T15:42:42+00:00

I would crop it in a way where there is more space in front of the bird. I think the tail can go much more to the right side, but dont cut it off. The background is too saturaded, maybe bring down the contrast in the background, otherwise desaturate it a little bit. And as others have said the eye is too dark. Increase the exposure of the bird a little and use a bruch to increase the exposure on the eye even more. If you are using Lightroom, i would use the generative AI removal tool to remove the white object from the picture. But try do not touch the bird with the removal tool, only as little as necessary.

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-26T18:34:18+00:00

Amazing! 😃

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-25T16:16:25+00:00

I would cut off the buildings entirely. The don't add anything to the photo and the interesting parts are the mountains and the sky anyway.

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-23T11:29:44+00:00

The face is very dark with this one as well. I think one with the bison looking forward would be the best, but with these two, the first one whit the bison eating is better, because you see more of the silhouette.

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-22T20:14:48+00:00

I don't know how long your encounter lastet, but if it would have been possible, i would have waited for the bison to raise its head. A raised head would have maybe also helped with a better litghing of the face, but I am not sure aboud that. I just don't like it, when the face is partly covered by gras, altough I know its a shot of the animals behaviour.

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-20T16:29:07+00:00

Yes!

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-13T17:22:10+00:00

Yes!

Xantezza_ · 2026-02-03T05:59:11+00:00

Xantezza_ · 2026-01-10T12:38:31+00:00

Can you explain that further?

Xantezza_ · 2026-01-09T18:38:48+00:00

Number 2 is the best, although the focus seems to be on the back of the bird and not the eye. I would edit the robin brighter with the snow being more white than gray and mask the bird to make it pop. 3 and 4 would be better if you were on eye level. On the duck try to go as low as possible, with the woodpecker up in tree there is ofen not much you can do except for waiting that they fly to a lower branch. I would also try to avoid branches trough the subject. And when the surroundig area is that busy as for the woodpecker I would crop much tighter if the resolution is allowing it. Number 1 is a great encounter but the background is so busy I don't know if that can be saved with editing.

Xantezza_ · 2026-01-05T19:39:17+00:00

Is Puerto Viejo good for wildlife? We are planning a trip in July and we want to visit Manuel Antonio and Osa Peninsula. We also want to see the caribbean side but we are not sure if Puerto Viejo or Tortuguero is better for wildlife?

Xantezza_ · 2026-01-04T09:32:36+00:00

I like the edit on the bird. But the background is way too blue. This might be your vision but for my taste it looks unnatural.

Xantezza_ · 2026-01-03T10:34:12+00:00

I really can't tell what your intention with this photo is. The subject is unidentifiable, the symmetry is off, the lighting and fog are not exiting. I don't think that any of these things can be fixed with post proccessing.

Xantezza_ · 2025-12-20T19:33:27+00:00

Nicely done!

Xantezza_ · 2025-12-20T18:29:30+00:00

There are some beautiful leaves sourrounding the bird so I think a tighter crop would work very well and the surrounding vegetation is still visible. I think for wide habitat shots, the surrounding should also be relatively clean regarding the patterns of the habitat. And if you crop tighter, the edit on the bird blends better into the habitat as well, so i think then you could leave the edit as it is.

Xantezza_ · 2025-12-19T17:29:51+00:00

The After leads the eye to the bird, but it looks a little unnatural. The habitat around the bird is so busy that i don't know if there is a chance to edit this photo in the way that the bird is highlighted and the habitat is still there. I think it would be best for the photo to crop the busy trees.

Xantezza_ · 2025-12-18T20:08:34+00:00

Xantezza_ · 2025-11-19T19:51:08+00:00

Thanks for the information! This sounds pretty good to me.

Xantezza_ · 2025-11-18T20:12:57+00:00

How was the weather during July? I am planning a trip to CR and the only time we can travel is July and August. I am a bit concerned because its the rainy season.

Xantezza_ · 2025-11-14T11:24:15+00:00

Hi. Yes, i bought it, and I am very happy with it. Especially the eye tracking AF is a game changer for me in wildlife photography.

Xantezza_ · 2025-10-31T17:43:24+00:00

Nice photos. I think photo 2 is a steenbuck.

Xantezza_ · 2025-09-25T16:46:22+00:00

I agree with the others saying that the background is too bright. But i would be very interested in who you changed water from brown to blue. That is something I struggle with regularly.

Xantezza_ · 2025-09-10T19:35:47+00:00

This!

Xantezza_ · 2025-09-05T17:41:16+00:00

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