Hey, there's now room on that branch for two!Well, as peg legged Civil War Veterans go, he is kinda cute,
IF you could have trained him better, you might have had him face the other way or, move further down the branch.
Don't get so hung up on that one tightly cropped bird image. I only used it to illustrate the joys of cropping and upscaling in post. That's all, no need to dissect the merits or otherwise of the actual image to that extent. Here's one at the other extreme It's a shot of some ducks on my local reservoir but they somehow seem lost in the glorious winter wonderland.
Splendid, that's a photograph!
But you're not supposed to be cropping in post are you? That's the whole point of your thread. It's just as easy to crop a 20MP image in post as it is a 5MP image! The end result is exactly the same.shooting thru dirty glass
better use Manual Focus
24mm 20mp OZ
400mm 5mp, SZ 2.0x
Crop a 5mp SZ? Why Not. (now down to 2.6mp)
Cute little fella isn't he?
Someone could do some PP, above is what I got in a hurry without checking metering.
My quickie PP, ALL my acquired skills put to work
Here, aside from the extended zoom, I am saying; "don't be afraid to only use 10mp or only 5mp to get extra reach to see more closely while you are shooting.But your not supposed to be cropping in post are you? That's the whole point of your thread. It's just as easy to crop a 20MP image in post as it is a 5MP image!shooting thru dirty glass
better use Manual Focus
David
Wait till he puts his paws together? They are most likely to be glued together! You can't fool me, I know a stuffed squirrel when I see one!I always shoot a little wide and crop nearly every photo I take no matter OZ, SZ, CIZ. You can crop 5mp a good bit, this is what, 50% gone? If I posted this with no EXIF, what would people think?But your not supposed to be cropping in post are you? That's the whole point of your thread. It's just as easy to crop a 20MP image in post as it is a 5MP image!shooting thru dirty glass
better use Manual Focus
24mm 20mp OZ
400mm 5mp, SZ 2.0x
Crop a 5mp SZ? Why Not. (now down to 2.6mp)
Cute little fella isn't he?
Someone could do some PP, above is what I got in a hurry without checking metering.
My quickie PP, ALL my acquired skills put to work
David
And, these rx100's, I very often shoot under-exposed (as I should have done here), and lift shadows later.
A great deal of what I get out of SZ/CIZ is timing, enabled by 'super magnification' (SZ 400mm view combined with Manual Focus Magnification assist). That let me wait until he put his paws together. Presto.
Yes, even I've noticed the one-legged snoozing position of birds. I believe the bones lock into position, so no muscle effort is expended while standing in that awkward-looking position. I think this is a Great Egret that I spotted from a Louisiana swamp boat (and, yes, I know the image quality won't meet your demanding standards!):You've exposed the end of the dead branch which I quite like but now the poor thing is crunched up in the top right corner which I definitely don't like!Well, as peg legged Civil War Veterans go, he is kinda cute,
IF you could have trained him better, you might have had him face the other way or, move further down the branch.
Make him behave: Back Up or Turn Around!!!
Lots of birds stand on one leg like this especially when they have a nap. I'm told it's a way to keep at least one foot warm.
This is a scanned slide of a photo I took in 1982 of three of them at it. Image quality rubbish I know!!
Good grief. It makes my system feel like s sewing machine. Yours will eat anything you throw at AI Gigapixel for breakfast!.
Yes, it looks like a Great Egret to me. We get them in this country too, in fact I've seen one this year at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve. Don't worry about the IQ. All white birds are quite difficult to meter for. Here's a shot of its diminutive cousin, a Little Egret which are quite common now in the UK. Elliott should like this one too - lots of habitat and a pleasant geometrical ripple on the water to add interest.Yes, even I've noticed the one-legged snoozing position of birds. I believe the bones lock into position, so no muscle effort is expended while standing in that awkward-looking position. I think this is a Great Egret that I spotted from a Louisiana swamp boat (and, yes, I know the image quality won't meet your demanding standards!):You've exposed the end of the dead branch which I quite like but now the poor thing is crunched up in the top right corner which I definitely don't like!Well, as peg legged Civil War Veterans go, he is kinda cute,
IF you could have trained him better, you might have had him face the other way or, move further down the branch.
Make him behave: Back Up or Turn Around!!!
Lots of birds stand on one leg like this especially when they have a nap. I'm told it's a way to keep at least one foot warm.
This is a scanned slide of a photo I took in 1982 of three of them at it. Image quality rubbish I know!!
One-legged pose
I don't have much need to upsize images, so I was looking at other Topaz AI modules, such as the new Sharpen AI -- have you used any of them?
Yes, I was wondering why you were interested in AI Gigapixel.
I've downloaded Sharpen AI, and tried it out on the Great Egret Shot. I notice that it loses the exif data .
There is an option to save metadata in AI Gigapixel. I very much doubt whether I would have bought the program if this wasn't possible.
I can see the AI image is sharper but that's all I can say really. I wouldn't need a sharpening module because I swear by USM (Unsharp Mask) in Photoshop. Perhaps it's because I've been using it for 20 years and never felt the need to try anything different. I don't even like Lightroom's attempt at sharpening.Anyway, here's the result:
Processed in Topaz AI, using the Sharpen mode, which seemed to produce the most realistic results
For comparison, here's the original again:
Original file, as output from DxO PL2
