anotherview wrote:
First, the photograph is not sharp. Analysis in Adobe Photoshop using the Camera Shake Filter indicates significant camera movement while shutter open. Settings in CSF allow adding some sharpening anyhow. I did so. I do not go into the detailed CSF adjustment here.
I did what I could with basic tweaks in Adobe Camera Raw and in Adobe Photoshop. The image did not look noisy, so I did some sharpening in ACR and then later in PS using the High Pass Filter (which detects and sharpens only edges).
I increased exposure in ACR. In PS, I used the Levels Adjustment tool to set the black point and to adjust the mid-tones.
Boy, I’m impressed with your processing ability! Nice job!!
I speak in general terms here, and all the processing I did involved only simple actions.
Cropping the image put more attention on the main subject while bringing visual balance to the image.
Obvious suggestions: Take more care when pressing the shutter button to avoid introducing excessive camera movement. Shoot at a faster shutter speed. Raise the ISO a stop or two to achieve this speed.
Others here may have other useful things to bring up.
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