Testing the New Updates from Topaz
Dec 31, 2021 00:55:20 #
My little Black Phoebe was back this afternoon. I was checking the settings on my camera and flash when it landed. Thought I flipped the off lever on the flash and tried to take a shot through the glass door. Total wash out from the flash reflection. By the time I eased the door open the bird was gone. The AF did its job and LrC Dehaze plus the new Topaz Denoise and Sharpen AI almost salvaged the shot.
1. washout through glass with flash
2. after Dehaze
3. after cropping and the new Topaz versions used as
plug-ins in PS
There were a lot more hot spots from rain drops. I got tired of using spot removal and clone stamp to hide them after 1/2 hour and doing 2/3 of the bird.
Canon 90D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/250 @ f/6.3, ISO-1000
Through double pane glass door in rain with flash accidentally left on. You can see the AF did a good job through the glass and I did not expect the software to recover this much of an image. The mostly dark brown of this young Phoebe did come out almost all black.
Considering the awful OOC the final is a near miracle. It looks like the new updates are very good. Now to use them on some decent OOC frames.
1. washout through glass with flash
2. after Dehaze
3. after cropping and the new Topaz versions used as
plug-ins in PS
There were a lot more hot spots from rain drops. I got tired of using spot removal and clone stamp to hide them after 1/2 hour and doing 2/3 of the bird.
Canon 90D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/250 @ f/6.3, ISO-1000
Through double pane glass door in rain with flash accidentally left on. You can see the AF did a good job through the glass and I did not expect the software to recover this much of an image. The mostly dark brown of this young Phoebe did come out almost all black.
Considering the awful OOC the final is a near miracle. It looks like the new updates are very good. Now to use them on some decent OOC frames.
Dec 31, 2021 07:20:45 #
That was an extreme example… but, hey, it worked! Topaz has some great Ai going. Impressive stuff. 
Dec 31, 2021 15:20:34 #
robertjerl wrote:
My little Black Phoebe was back this afternoon. I... (show quote)
A beauty of a shot ☀️🎖️🌀🎖️☀️
Dec 31, 2021 15:53:51 #
Gitchigumi wrote:
That was an extreme example… but, hey, it worked! Topaz has some great Ai going. Impressive stuff.
Yes it was extreme. I often experiment with new software and poor images to learn what it can do then post for others. You can retire a teacher but you can't make the teacher stop being a teacher.
Dec 31, 2021 15:56:44 #
joecichjr wrote:
A beauty of a shot ☀️🎖️🌀🎖️☀️
Thanks, for what it started as it came out very well.
Today it is sunny with scattered clouds. If the Phoebe will just come back and pose while I have the door open for fresh air. Today I experimenting with the Tamron 1.4x extender on the 160-600 G2, so manual focus, the little guy will have to sit somewhere long enough for me to focus.
Jan 1, 2022 08:21:56 #
You did well with that shot. I would have deleted it in the camera - but it did give you the chance to test Topaz.
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