Davethehiker wrote:
I took the attached image near the Henry Clay Frick mansion in Pittsburgh PA, back in July of 2008. I had my first digital SLR with me. It was a Sony α100, the first digital single-lens reflex camera marketed by Sony in 2006. It is the successor to the previous Konica Minolta DSLR models through Sony's purchase of the Konica Minolta camera division. This was not a full frame camera and had a 10 MP sensor. I was using a rebranded 100mm Minolta FF macro lens on it when I took the attached photo of a bee in the garden by the Frick Mansion. Today you can buy this camera on e-Bay for about $100.
I’m attaching two versions of the same photo. The first one was as taken years ago:
While not a bad photo for the time, tonight I pulled up that old photo and applied some modern software adjustments to it. Namely I used “Topaz Sharpener AI” "Too soft" option and a little NIK filters. The results are the image below:
I find it remarkable how much sharper the flower and bee appears the second image appears to be!
Please take the time to Download the images to see the difference,
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Very impressive. The first image was nice, but the second image was outstanding.