Easy Exposure - Topic: The Northern Mockingbird http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 easyexposure on The Northern Mockingbird http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13861 Photoshop Manipulations http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13861 Looks 100% times better! If you have distracting colorful background, turning image into black and white can often make it better. Blur helped as well. 

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mscharff said
Like the second one without the distracting background...

Thanks... It is what I was trying to do.  The Gaussian blur did the trick.
Converting to black and white was an after thought.
I think I may have sharpened a bit too much.  One of my few faults.  lol.

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:48:23 -0800 mscharff on The Northern Mockingbird http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13797 Photoshop Manipulations http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13797 Like the second one without the distracting background...

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:48:09 -0800 Mandrake on The Northern Mockingbird http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13792 Photoshop Manipulations http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/photoshop-manipulations/the-northern-mockingbird/#p13792 I've played a bit with this image which had been previously posted.
Here it's converted to black and white with considerable blurring of the background.
Click on the attachment titles below for higher resolution.

1.-before-rs.jpg

 2.-after-rs.jpg

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