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Photography Post Processing--Before and Afters
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Here's the sandpiper before and afters.
First the original RAW:

1C2A4211, on Flickr
First round of processing as posted in the photography thread:

1C2A4211-2, on Flickr
And this one given the next level of treatment, photoshop and selective NIK processing the processing here is subtle, clicking and viewing the flickr images will facilitate seeing changes:

1C2A4211-Edit, on Flickr
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“Every player dreams of being a Yankee, and if they don’t it’s because they never got the chance.” Aroldis Chapman
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Flaming Gorge
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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There are a couple of green spots near the white spot bottom center frame. Not sure if they are left over from processing?Originally posted by Copelius View Post
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Took me a while but I saw them. Looking at the original and zooming in, it appears that when I adjusted the color and exposure in processing some interspersed flowers over developed. They are the same flowers as the ones to above and to the right of the white, which is the end of a log.Originally posted by swampfrog View PostThere are a couple of green spots near the white spot bottom center frame. Not sure if they are left over from processing?“Every player dreams of being a Yankee, and if they don’t it’s because they never got the chance.” Aroldis Chapman
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HDR, or other techniques ... also, are you shooting with a filter? I quite like the dramatification. There is so much more depth to the clouds and the sky.Originally posted by swampfrog View Post
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Not HDR on this one, though others I did that morning (bracketed shots for later HDR conversion). 90% Lightroom to enhance contrast in the shadowy dark areas, boost overall contrast/brightness, and some brush work to enhance the greens and highlight some lines. Then to Photoshop to apply the smart sharpen filter (for depth) and noise reduction and also do some cleanup work.Originally posted by tooblue View PostHDR, or other techniques ... also, are you shooting with a filter? I quite like the dramatification. There is so much more depth to the clouds and the sky.
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Really digging deep into the noise for these eclipse exposures. Even with the severe banding in the noise, an interesting image emerges.
Before:

1C2A8742.jpg, on Flickr
After:

1C2A8742-Edit.jpg, on Flickr
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When raising the shadows or lightening a digital shot, you get a lot of noise, you also tend to get exposed to sensor weaknesses. Banding is a pattern of color noise that gets exposed when increasing the exposure of really dark areas of the photo. Sometimes this manifests as lines or bands of slight red or green. Sensors are not equal in picking up distinct colors, but generally you don't see this is in a normally exposed image. In this case it's a bit of a red band just outside of the yellow, and a slightly green band just before it goes black. I subdued most of it in Photoshop, but it's still visible. When trying to bring back detail that was captured in the really deep shadows, you get interesting artifacts that take extra work in processing to clean up--or at least make less intrusive. The newer sensors (especially Sony's) are getting much better at capturing this data more evenly.Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View PostWhat is banding?
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That is exquisite.Originally posted by swampfrog View PostThought about doing this for awhile. Instead of just posting in the regular thread, this one is to see what the original looks like compared to a final version. Also post processing tips, tricks, and techniques. You can click on the pictures to go to the full resolution versions.
Start it off with a morning at the Osprey nest.

OspreyBefore

OspreyAfter"Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon
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