Eagle head. Does this work?

Wasnt over keen on the colour of thsi chap with the light on him, how about in Mono?

Personally I think the colours of animals are an intrinsic part of their character - and without such, that character is some what lost.

I understand what you are saying Jack. This Bird is a lightish colour, the light was on him too, I liked the pose and the way he was looking down which was why I converted it as I didnt care for the original. If the Bird were a darker ciolour I think it may be better, although I do like mono anyway. Thanks for your comments, appreciated.

I think you need to darken the beak and head a little, maybe add a touch of sharpening - do you want me to edit it and show you what I mean?

Yeah I know what you mean Azz, its why I didnt like it in the first place, harsh, bright light on him, I was just drawn to the pose. Of course you can have a play!

Here ya go - just a quickie:

Thats MUCH better Azz!! My problem is I dont do PS or other stuff, you know what Im like, cropping and a bit of sharpening is the extent of my talent in that respect!! Thanks for doing that. Which program did you use and which "bits" darkened the beak?

Glad you like it Dawn. I use photoshop and try to be as subtle as possible, and the tools for this edit were:

Darken beak/face - burn tool (use a large soft brush - right click to select)
Lighten eye - the opposite of the above (the dodge tool - again use a largish soft brush)
Levels (control and L) - bring in left slider to darken background, move middle slider to left to lift image a tad (lighten). Move right hand slider a tiny bit to add some contrast.
Smart Sharpen - about 21

Easy huh

Azz
Dawn doesn't have Photoshop so no burn/dodge tool-levels etc.

Bazza

It is a nice pose Dawn, I do think Azz's edit has brought out the detail on the beack a lot more which has added depth to the photo.