Twelve-Spots
Nov 17, 2021 12:35:39 #
Twelve-Spots resting on coyote willow and in a juniper tree in our yard in Eastern WA. The white spots are more pronounced on ours than some, so there are twelve spots on each pair of wings. Why they aren't 6-Spots or 24-Spots remains a mystery.
Nov 17, 2021 12:41:08 #
Nov 17, 2021 12:57:51 #
Nov 17, 2021 13:10:12 #
Amator21
Loc: California
OhD wrote:
Twelve-Spots resting on coyote willow and in a juniper tree in our yard in Eastern WA. The white spots are more pronounced on ours than some, so there are twelve spots on each pair of wings. Why they aren't 6-Spots or 24-Spots remains a mystery.
Wonderful detail. Thank you for posting!
Poul.
Nov 17, 2021 13:20:36 #
Fotoartist wrote:
The first one is very nice. Why don't you sharpen it more?
Thanks. I took your suggestion and tried Sharpen AI on it just now. The original post (signed on the right) is pretty much untouched except for a crop to about 2/3 of the original image. Here's the sharpened version (signed on the left), with about the same crop and nothing else but sharpening using motion blur (the left wings are a tiny bit out of focus and apparently moved and stopped during the exposure - 1/500 s!) The motion was quick and discrete enough to produce a clear doubling of the horizontal lines of the veins, more pronounced toward the wingtips. Sharpen AI did improve the sharpness in the rest of the picture, and the left wingtip area is also sharper but it sharpened the second instance of the wing too. I didn't apply much denoise.
I have been using the Topaz denoise and sharpen filters to good effect recently, and Gigapixel just the last few days. They can do remarkable things, but one does want to examine the results carefully and not over-do it. In this case it seems worthwhile.
Anybody else care to examine both and offer their observations?
Nov 17, 2021 13:50:09 #
Great shots. In the eastern US they would be called 24 spot, just like what we call a 4 point Buck they call an 8 point
I evaluate my my photos based on final use and never pixel peep. Are they good enough to post on UHH or print 8x10 on my home printer that's all I need.
I evaluate my my photos based on final use and never pixel peep. Are they good enough to post on UHH or print 8x10 on my home printer that's all I need.
Nov 17, 2021 16:50:17 #
Nov 17, 2021 17:13:43 #
Nov 17, 2021 19:18:44 #
Wow Dennis these 12 spots are just amazing. Tack sharp with great lighting. My pics of the females are my first in 14 years of shooting dragons. Not sure why. Well done.
>i< Doc
>i< Doc
Nov 18, 2021 05:49:57 #
OhD wrote:
Thanks. I took your suggestion and tried Sharpen ... (show quote)
Fantastic image!!
Much better than the first post, you can see a lot more detail in the wings
Nov 18, 2021 07:12:00 #
Nov 18, 2021 07:51:29 #
Nov 18, 2021 07:55:02 #
Nice shots. 
I do see a bit more sharpness in the one you ran through the Topaz software. When I look at my own dragon images, if the head is not sharp then I consider it a miss. I even go as far as wanting to see all the facets of the eyes on extreme closeups.
I do see a bit more sharpness in the one you ran through the Topaz software. When I look at my own dragon images, if the head is not sharp then I consider it a miss. I even go as far as wanting to see all the facets of the eyes on extreme closeups.
Nov 18, 2021 10:18:16 #
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