cygnet (baby swan)

[matt-l]

cygnet is overexposed...only thing i don't like. ( the white specs are old pieces of bread. not dust)

 

[tkaat]

it still is a really cool pic

 

[Overread]

I agree - a very good low-key shot and I really like the angle - not the typical low down ,but rather right above from the sky!
Did you try the burn tool at all?

 

[poppy67]

Very well done you can easily clone out the pieces of bread with mine I underexpose and bring out the detail in the birds in raw!

 

[DeadEye]

Got to go with poppy on that. In the ole film days I exposed for dark and developed for white. Now I expose for the white and PP the dark. Lately I have been working on lighting the whole scene . Nice shot though, I like the way the white fuzz hairs meet the dark water, very sharp:thumbup:

 

[matt-l]

Thanks guys!

Overread. i downloaded Gimp maybe an hour after posting this so i'll see what i can do with the burn tool, i suck at it as of now lol.

 

[Overread]

set the amount or exposure or value of the burn tool to around 20%
that way you can build up the effect in layers to get what you want. Also if you use a new mouse click for each layer you can undo if you go a little far!
Have fun! **ps I am using elements not GIMP but I am trusting interface and controls are similar**