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Post by chrisc on Feb 5, 2012 15:53:20 GMT
Used a pre-sharpening gaussian blur on this image..seems to have worked (at least in Photoshop). I am pretty happy with the focal distance considering the only way to use the camera is either in full auto or by specific scene selections. This one was done in "Landscape." The net caster was in "Sport." "Red Channel Marker"  |
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Post by robnaylor on Feb 5, 2012 16:25:07 GMT
Strange settings it has selected for this image ...
I would not expect it to do a "Landscape" at ISO 80, f/4.8 and 1/320 shutter, seems more of a "Sport" setting...fair result though!
ISO for this camera is low at 80 - same as my little Panasonic Lumix.
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Post by chrisc on Feb 5, 2012 17:15:55 GMT
I'm still playing with all the "Scene" settings to see if I can get a better depth of field than 4.8...it's all relly strange, but for a $79 camera, it's pretty hard to complain too loudly.
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Post by Barry on Feb 5, 2012 17:55:26 GMT
I like the image, nice and simple, with nothing distracting in the background, but I did find the foreground a tad messy. So I did a bit of a edit, with cropping and adding a bit more contrast to the foreground. I'm not sure if the bit of land coming from the right should stay or not.  |
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Post by robnaylor on Feb 5, 2012 18:12:33 GMT
Good edit - it has an oriental tranquility about it.
Agree about the land on the RH side - I would lose it.
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Post by The Wirefox on Feb 5, 2012 18:24:03 GMT
I have to agree with all that has been said. it does show what can be done with a sub-$100 camera though. You do seem to be losing detail of the edges with the gaussian blur though. May be worth trying FILTERS->STYLIZE->DIFFUSE (check the anisotropic box). Then apply USM over that if you need it as I mentioned in your net casting thread,. The anisotropic smoothing will leave the edges alone so you should retain detail.
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Post by chrisc on Feb 6, 2012 11:53:59 GMT
This is the edit sans the filter edit which I am working one. More and more, I am thinking they won't need much in the way of PP, nor extra sharpening but will need a way of smoothing out the pixelation.  |
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Post by Antonio Correia on Feb 6, 2012 12:24:19 GMT
It's a very nice image Chris  Why did you apply the gaussian blur before the sharpening ? Your last version is even better than the first one cropping regarding. But... is it colour or black and white ? I may be wrong but it seems to me that there is at least a pole in colour, is that so ? |
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Post by chrisc on Feb 6, 2012 12:30:36 GMT
I was trying to soften the pixel edges a bit because in this camera, with the low ISO/shutter/aperture combos it produces, it tends to ceate alternating hard and soft edges...I thought by giving it a very slight blur (.9), reducing it to 50% opacity, then doing an unsharp mask I could at least give a more uniform look.
As it turns out, doing very little PP other than in the raw editor, and a very light unsharp mask does best for images from this camera. Give me another week and let's see how it does.
It is a color image on a very gray day.
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Post by Antonio Correia on Feb 6, 2012 12:38:35 GMT
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Post by chrisc on Feb 6, 2012 13:43:49 GMT
Would you pass on your workflow information on this edit so my students can learn from you.
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Post by Antonio Correia on Feb 6, 2012 21:32:52 GMT
Would you pass on your workflow information on this edit so my students can learn from you. You mean... me ??  |
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