My Outdoor Eyes Photography Blog
Double-Crested Cormorants On Cape Cod In December?
We were so surprised to see these 3 Double-crested Cormorants perched on this dock at Rock Harbor yesterday. I haven’t seen one in a long time and thought they were long gone to milder climates! (Click on blog link for other photo.) But, the figures looked so familiar that we stopped and I got a … Continue reading Double-Crested Cormorants On Cape Cod In December? →
Northern Flicker At Our Bird Bath On Cape Cod.
This little Northern Flicker stopped by for a drink at the bird bath in our backyard. Beautiful bird, don’t you think? Look at that coloring! Just exquisite!
The Lull Before The Storm On Cape Cod Bay.
I love cloudy, windy days… the windier, the better! Yesterday I took a walk to Boat Meadow Beach in the morning before the high winds and the rain started. It was fairly windy out but the water was still calm. You can see the Canada Geese and Brants swimming about in the bay. We went … Continue reading The Lull Before The Storm On Cape Cod Bay. →
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Original - No In Camera Sharpening.
My default settings in Power Retouche Sharpness
After Sharpening - Before Neat Image.
My default settings in Neat Image
They are cheap to buy and though neither are easy to master both can be learned fairly quickly. You may be content to simply use the built in presets or save a few custom ones of your own that work on your images.
The image I have chosen as an example is a small section of a photograph take at ISO1600 to emphasis the noise levels.
The settings shown in the screen shots of Power Retouche Sharpness and Neat Image are ones I created and saved as my defaults. If you too feel noise is taking over your everyday life then fight back (at least on
your computer) and give both of these filters a try.