I have been playing again.

[kb5kjn]

LAB mode color boost.
It is much closer to how I remember it.

[d2creative]

Yup, LAB is a great way to naturally boost color. Like anything else, just be careful not to over do it.
Check out the book "Photoshop LAB Color".

[Duffy Pratt]

The lead flamingo is already carrying alot of greenish yellow in the original with the water reflection. I would try locking the curve on this color, especially in the A channel. This should allow you to steepen the reds, without exaggerating this "miscolored" reflection. You could do the same in the B channel, but that could be trickier. My guess is that there is a yellowish aspect to the red feathers, but that it is not as yellow as the water. So you might be working at cross purposes in this channel.

Duffy

[kb5kjn]

Ill give that a try. Thanks