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3rd April 2011, 08:42 PM #1
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Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
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4th April 2011, 12:31 AM #2
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
Hi Chris,
I think the composition is basically OK, but I'd like to be able to see more detail ... so perhaps some sharpening?
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4th April 2011, 12:44 AM #3
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
I like it with soft focus. My first thought was of astronomical images -- a sun or nebulae -- the red/orange blending to yellows and whites
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4th April 2011, 01:03 AM #4
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
This is about as sharp as I can go without blowing out all the softer details...it was the soft focus look I was going for, but perhaps too soft...
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4th April 2011, 01:13 AM #5
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
Hi Chris,
Originally Posted by MiniChris
This is about as sharp as I can go without blowing out all the softer details...it was the soft focus look I was going for, but perhaps too soft...
I think this version is better, although personally, I'd still sharpen the centre area just a bit more.
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4th April 2011, 03:28 AM #6
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
It just looks over burned when I do that...I've tried everything, but given this was shot with a 50mm and not a macro, the depth of field wasn't as sharp. I am looking at buying a Sigma 2.8 105mm macro sometime soon.
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4th April 2011, 06:30 AM #7
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
How about this?
USM = 150% @ 0.3 + minor levels tweaks (black point + brightness/midtones).
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4th April 2011, 10:39 AM #8
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
Hmmmmmmmm...I went there, but in a slightly different way and I think this might be because I am using an older LCD screen and it's harder for me to make very fine detail adjustments....I plan on curing that real soon. So, how's this?
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4th April 2011, 11:07 AM #9
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
To my eye it looks OK, bit I still prefer my version. Don't forget to re-sharpen once you've down sampled -- and that sharpening pass needs to be done at 100% magnification. Normally I use Bicubic (not Bicubic sharper), and then sharpen with a USM @ 100% @ 0.3px (almost looks like you've forgotten this last output sharpening pass). Originally Posted by MiniChris
Hmmmmmmmm...I went there, but in a slightly different way and I think this might be because I am using an older LCD screen and it's harder for me to make very fine detail adjustments....I plan on curing that real soon. So, how's this?
Last edited by Colin Southern; 4th April 2011 at 11:13 AM.
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4th April 2011, 03:13 PM #10
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
I did not do the last sharpen...but when I get home today, I will, if for no other reason than to see how much it helps.
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4th April 2011, 08:53 PM #11
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Re: Need to know if this is "TOO MUCH IN YOUR FACE" or okey-dokey
Final output sharpening is in the latest mini comp...(almost begrudgingly, he says) and it is better...learned all kinds of new tricks this weekend..thanks for sharing.
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