the Blue Bird

We have these little tiny birds here at the campground and they are the most intense shade of blue, they look like they've been dyed.

As near as we can tell, they are called Blue Buntings.

I took some photos,
and Terry told me
they looked fake,
but honestly, these are the colors!

So I got these pictures, and decided to to play around a bit with my software to see what kind of variations I could get.

By the way, in my previous post, I said that the three photos were all from the same original, when in fact, they were shot in series! My bad, I do apologize!

Now on to those birds . . .

This shot is the same
as the one above
with all the color removed
except for the bird.
I didn't enhance the color
of the bird at all,
it just looks so much more blue
against a gray background.

And here's the same shot
with just a hint
of the background color
brought back in.
I like this look a lot.

Here's one more shot,
straight out of the camera.

I warmed it up just a bit,
it looked more like real life this way.

And just a bit warmer.

A crop of the original shot.

Desaturated with some of
the original color brought back in.

This one has been run through
the "Dry Brush" filter.
Make sure to
click to enlarge to see the detail.

Here's the same shot
run through the "Watercolor Filter".
Again, make sure to
click to enlarge to see the detail.

So that's my Bluebird series.

Wonderful little birds.