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[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I really enjoy seen at this image. It's powerful and the BG clean as I like it. Beautiful subject indeed.
Could be my eyes but I see something like a bluish line right on top of the head. (do this have to do with the refine edge tool?)

[Arthur Morris]

I really enjoy seen at this image. It's powerful and the BG clean as I like it. Beautiful subject indeed. Could be my eyes but I see something like a bluish line right on top of the head. (do this have to do with the refine edge tool?)

Yes, there is a bluish line there. It likely came from a poor choice of settings with Refine Edge as the line is not evident in the original.... In view of all the great suggestions here I do need to re-do this image at some point.

You guys are too sharp-eyed for me!

ps: Do you see any trace of the blue line in the image here?

[Jay Gould]

Hi Artie, on my laptop I saw a faint (1 pixel?) blue line so I downloaded to LR to crop further and then went to PS to add some white to help the blue standout. There is blue there if that is what you are looking for - at least it appears blue to me.

I am assuming you are asking/saying that there should not be any blue whatsoever at the top of the head.

I did see it in the original image; I guess I wrongly assumed that is should be there because of all of the blue in the beak area I thought the feathers too should have the blue cast.

Eagle-eyed Juan has just taught me not to accept anything is necessarily right.

There is a blue cast on the chest too that I thought was correct.

This certainly establishes the need to truly be an ornithologist when it comes to not only correctly identifying a bird, and also exactly how the bird is supposed to appear.

Thanks again for the teaching experience whether intentional or not. I love this place; it rocks! :D

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Yes, there is a bluish line there. It likely came from a poor choice of settings with Refine Edge as the line is not evident in the original.... In view of all the great suggestions here I do need to re-do this image at some point.

You guys are too sharp-eyed for me!

ps: Do you see any trace of the blue line in the image here?

Yes sir I do!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Yes, there is a bluish line there. It likely came from a poor choice of settings with Refine Edge as the line is not evident in the original.... In view of all the great suggestions here I do need to re-do this image at some point.

You guys are too sharp-eyed for me!

ps: Do you see any trace of the blue line in the image here?

Dear Arthur.

My intention to point out the bluish line is not because I am looking for diminutive faults in your or other member's work.

I thing I really like from this site is the way we all share our thoughts and hope that no one will get upset.
You see my work one way, I see yours in a different way, but that is, I believe, what makes our skills better. You can see things that to me could be insignificant, but if I have an open mind then I can learn a good deal of things and techniques that will help me and just me in getting better images, not just when I press the shutter but also after in the computer.

I am glad I did not enlarge your image. I in fact can see the same bluish line in the 3 versions above but it does not mean that the image loose image quality for that. Is just my personal observation and I know that may be some members could think that I am a picky person, well, I know one thing for sure and that is: if I want to become a better photographer I first must see other people's work, see where their work could be improved and try to use that information for my own improvement.
I hope I am not been too fussy for that. jc

[Arthur Morris]

Dear Arthur.

My intention to point out the bluish line is not because I am looking for diminutive faults in your or other member's work.

I thing I really like from this site is the way we all share our thoughts and hope that no one will get upset.
You see my work one way, I see yours in a different way, but that is, I believe, what makes our skills better. You can see things that to me could be insignificant, but if I have an open mind then I can learn a good deal of things and techniques that will help me and just me in getting better images, not just when I press the shutter but also after in the computer.

I am glad I did not enlarge your image. I in fact can see the same bluish line in the 3 versions above but it does not mean that the image loose image quality for that. Is just my personal observation and I know that may be some members could think that I am a picky person, well, I know one thing for sure and that is: if I want to become a better photographer I first must see other people's work, see where their work could be improved and try to use that information for my own improvement. I hope I am not been too fussy for that. jc

I appreciate your taking a close look at this and all of my images. Your suggestions can only help me improve. And, as we both said, you were able to spot the problem in the originally posted JPEG so enlarging it after that is fine with me.

So thanks again for your help! I look forward to meeting you in CR one day.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I appreciate your taking a close look at this and all of my images. Your suggestions can only help me improve. And, as we both said, you were able to spot the problem in the originally posted JPEG so enlarging it after that is fine with me.

So thanks again for your help! I look forward to meeting you in CR one day.

Hola maestro!

That would be my pleasure.