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Here's where you can go beyond the limitations of your original image, especially the optical limits

Dec 30, 2019 09:31:57 #

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Post processing is not just about "correcting mistakes" but is also concerned with going beyond where your equipment can. This image is an approximate 100% crop of a shot in a cathedral in Italy. You can see the nearly fully frame here, slightly cropped to straighten. This is not SOOC, as I have done corrections on a single exposure to include both window highlight detail and shadows, having been exposed for highlights. This naturally brings up the shadow noise. The image was first corrected for color fringing and chromatic aberration in ACR, then run through Topaz Sharpen AI, which also has some noise reduction built in. Finally I ran it through Piccure+, a PS plugin that uses deconvolution technology to recover lost detail without haloing. The camera was a Sony A7RII, the lens a Canon 50mm f0.95 set to f2.8. There are some small color artifacts in the processed image, but they are not obvious at normal viewing distances. The improvements definitely are worth the trade off IMO.

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Dec 30, 2019 10:23:24 #

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Nice!

Dec 30, 2019 10:30:42 #

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Hi, Toby,
Excellent demo. Thanks for posting,
And a Happy New Year to you!

Dave

Dec 30, 2019 10:51:31 #

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

kymarto wrote:

Post processing is not just about "correcting... (show quote)

Nice work!

"Finally I ran it through Piccure+...." I googled that and found http://piccureplus.com/. They referenced an installer for Photoshop 2017. Is Piccure+ current and viable?

Dec 30, 2019 11:26:59 #

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

kymarto wrote:

Post processing is not just about "correcting mistakes" but is also concerned with going beyond where your equipment can. The improvements definitely are worth the trade off IMO.

Wow ... huge difference and well done.

Dec 30, 2019 11:50:14 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

A terrific demo; thanks so much for your time, Toby.

I think the folks who visit PP Forum know that post-processing is much more than simply "correcting mistakes." Those with narrower viewpoints tend to hang out in main discussion forum

Dec 30, 2019 12:23:20 #

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Linda From Maine wrote:

....Those with narrower viewpoints tend to hang out in main discussion forum

Lol

Dec 30, 2019 15:55:58 #

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

bsprague wrote:

Nice work!

"Finally I ran it through Piccure+...." I googled that and found http://piccureplus.com/. They referenced an installer for Photoshop 2017. Is Piccure+ current and viable?

It works fine on my latest PS update

Dec 30, 2019 15:56:49 #

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Linda From Maine wrote:

Ah yes, good point.

Dec 30, 2019 18:52:10 #

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

kymarto wrote:

Post processing is not just about "correcting... (show quote)

Good demonstration/explanation. You are the second person I've seen share great examples this week of Topaz Sharpen AI and explain how they use it. It looks like it may not run on my computer (yes, saving my pennies in a sock for a new one some day), but I may download a trial version and see what it'll do. I use a smaller format camera (m43) and could use some help on detail and noise to get more from my files. Right now I emulate these tasks in PS, but it may be possible to do more with other software. I'll look into Piccure too. I know nothing about it yet.

Dec 31, 2019 11:02:32 #

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

kymarto wrote:

It works fine on my latest PS update

Thanks. I should try the free demo!

Jan 7, 2020 19:25:47 #