difficult kind of photo to sharpen

On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:12:33 -0600, "pico" <pico.pico.pico> wrote:

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>"Dave" <d RemoveThis @d.durbs> wrote in message
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>> Somehow a difficult kind of photo to sharpen
>> Think I did well by fading it to luminosity
>> http://dave.photos.gb.net/p48256933.html
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>Looks like there is an issue with magenta. No?
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Totally right:-) I decided to leave it like it is
because it left a tone I liked.
For in case somebody looking at it and did not know what it is,
it is the water mongoose, also called the marsh mongoose
http://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_water_mongoose.html


Dave
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"Dave" <d RemoveThis @d.durbs> wrote in message
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> Somehow a difficult kind of photo to sharpen
> Think I did well by fading it to luminosity
> http://dave.photos.gb.net/p48256933.html

Try Unsharp Mask, pass using a very small radius - .5 or so, with 100 or
more percent. Another alternative to the luminosity fade is to convert to
Lab and sharpen only the Lightness channel.

Nice photo. Are they ferrets?
--
Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com
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Dave schrieb:
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> Somehow a difficult kind of photo to sharpen
> Think I did well by fading it to luminosity
> http://dave.photos.gb.net/p48256933.html

Hi Dave -

it is a very nice foto but obviously over processed.
Sharpening is too strong and my impression is it contains a lot of
noise. I would take the original and at first denoise weakly and
carefully. Then sharpen in the brightness channel of the Lab mode -
again not too much.

Regards Udo
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:37:10 GMT, "Mike Russell"
<RE-MOVEmike.DeleteThis@Curvemeister.comRE-MOVE> wrote:

> "Dave" <d.DeleteThis@d.durbs> wrote in message
> news:rtmjq3hat16rdtvpo58cafnv3rnnkasd2r@4ax.com...
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>> Somehow a difficult kind of photo to sharpen
>> Think I did well by fading it to luminosity
>> http://dave.photos.gb.net/p48256933.html
>
>Try Unsharp Mask, pass using a very small radius - .5 or so, with 100 or
>more percent. Another alternative to the luminosity fade is to convert to
>Lab and sharpen only the Lightness channel.
>
>Nice photo. Are they ferrets?



Mongooses are not ferrets, but in their own family, Herpestidae
http://www.fortheanimals.com/Mongoose%20Family.htm

Ferrets are not members of the rodent family, nor are they related to
the opossum, raccoon or mongoose.

Mongooses, of which there are many different varieties. are in the
same family as the Meerkats. But I tend to think Meerkats are more
a type of groups animals, and they are very social within their own
group.

Thanks for saying it is a nice photo, Mike. If you go to
http://dave.photos.gb.net/list_collections.php
and click on 'Morning Walk'
you will find a few photos of them.
*I sharpened none of them*, (the other photos in the same dir are
sharpened of course) and I exprerimented with what you said
about tha alternative in Lab with sharpening only on Lightness
Channel, and I like it. Thanks.

If anybody can make any use of this Mongoos photos for whatever
reason, feel welcome to copy it. Or even ask for higher value
versions:-)


Dave
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:30:01 +0100, Udo Huebner
<udo.huebner DeleteThis @t-online.de> wrote:

>Dave schrieb:
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>> Somehow a difficult kind of photo to sharpen
>> Think I did well by fading it to luminosity
>> http://dave.photos.gb.net/p48256933.html
>
>Hi Dave -
>
>it is a very nice foto but obviously over processed.
>Sharpening is too strong and my impression is it contains a lot of
>noise. I would take the original and at first denoise weakly and
>carefully. Then sharpen in the brightness channel of the Lab mode -
>again not too much.
>
>Regards Udo


Thanks Udo. Like you said, it is obviously over processed.
As I said to Mike, I posted a few with no sharpening at all.
Also thanks for the Lab mode idea. I tried it and know
by now to me modest therewith as well:-O

Dave
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