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You Talking to Me?

Started Aug 18, 2021 | Photos
larryj Forum Pro • Posts: 13,086
You Talking to Me?
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One of my early and favorite shots with he SD1 Merrill. The image is of a Gray Crowned African Crane. It was taken at the Denver Zoo with the SD1 Merrill and the 50-500 mm OS lens.

Enjoy!  

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xpatUSA
xpatUSA Forum Pro • Posts: 23,017
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Outstanding!

To paraphrase a certain High Court judge:

"I don/t know how to define detail, but I know it when I see it."

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OP larryj Forum Pro • Posts: 13,086
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xpatUSA wrote:

Outstanding!

To paraphrase a certain High Court judge:

"I don/t know how to define detail, but I know it when I see it."

Thanks Ted for your comments and I appreciate the paraphrase from the judge, it made me smile!

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If you can see the light, you can photograph it
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Sigma SD1 Merrill Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art +1 more
J. Michael Veteran Member • Posts: 4,989
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that's nice a nice photo Larry!

....when looking at it at 100% It looked like a little motion blur to me, so.........

I put it in to photoshop and used a plugin I've had for years called "Focus Magic " which has 2 different type of adjustment. One is focus blur and the other is motion blur.

Gave it a 4 pixel adj. with motion blur and it seems to have improved it somewhat. Here's a link to a cropped animated .gif showing the difference, images rotate every 3 seconds; subtle but noticeable @ 100%.  It can work pretty slick if you don't have to go to any extremes.

https://a4.pbase.com/o12/24/696224/1/171890040.yVE7sSxY.Crane.gif

A click with the left mouse button should bring it to 100%

Center Crop with adjustment @ 100%

I've had it since the SD9 Days and don't use it very often but it can come in handy on rare occasions. Unfortunately the price has gone up, I think I paid $ 25 but now its $65.

fwiw...... "suposibly" many PS plugins can work in Gimp , for anyone who might be PS Free and inclined to give them a go.

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OP larryj Forum Pro • Posts: 13,086
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Thanks J.Michael for the observation and method for correction.  The difference is subtle to my eyes ( I need my cataracts fixed), but by squinting I can see the difference.  There is a motion blur correction function in PS, I think I will give that a go.  Thanks again!  

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If you can see the light, you can photograph it
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Sigma SD1 Merrill Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art +1 more
xpatUSA
xpatUSA Forum Pro • Posts: 23,017
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J. Michael wrote:

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fwiw...... "supposibly" many PS plugins can work in Gimp , for anyone who might be PS Free and inclined to give them a go.

Thanks for the tip, JM. I do have the GIMP 2.10 and I am completely Adobe-free.

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