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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 10, 2019 2:23:07 GMT
I bought the Canon 90D and just LOVE it, especially the Focus Peaking in Live View! The lens I used is the Sigma 150-500 OS at 500MM I took some pictures of the moon which did turn out pretty good, but they do look a little soft so I thought I would try the Unsharp Mask in Photoshop Elements 15 and also Contrast but I really do not see any difference before and after. Here is before, yes the photo is cropped and also resized smaller for the forum.  Here is after  I can't tell you what numbers I used, as I was playing with it I did look in the small preview screen that was checked to be active, but as I played with the slider I did not see any changes happening to my photo at all no matter how much I changed the sliders. I am also using Windows 10 Thank you for any help you can give me. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 10, 2019 5:23:41 GMT
I decided to put the two images side by side so it would be easier to see the differences.  Now that I see them side by side I do see there is a small difference in them, but I would like to see a bigger difference if that is possible. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 10, 2019 10:35:55 GMT
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Looking on my tablet...
Can see the difference after sharpening.
Have fun.
Clive
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 10, 2019 15:54:25 GMT
. . . I do see there is a small difference in them, but I would like to see a bigger difference if that is possible. Charles, I can see the difference as well. If you want a stronger sharpening, try the High Pass filter (Filter>Other> . . .) -- a radius of about 3 px, Overlay blending mode, 100% Opacity. See how you like it. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 10, 2019 16:45:32 GMT
. . . I do see there is a small difference in them, but I would like to see a bigger difference if that is possible. Charles, I can see the difference as well. If you want a stronger sharpening, try the High Pass filter (Filter>Other> . . .) -- a radius of about 3 px, Overlay blending mode, 100% Opacity. See how you like it. After I do the High Pass filter, where do I find the Overlay Blending mode, and where is the Opacity found? I am needing to relearn PSE from almost the beginning in some features....sigh.. I tried googling Overlay Blending but that did not work for me. Google came up with Blending images.... |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 10, 2019 17:15:05 GMT
After I do the High Pass filter, where do I find the Overlay Blending mode, and where is the Opacity found? Charles, they are in the Layers panel.  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 10, 2019 17:58:04 GMT
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One thing missed here ... before using the high pass filter you create a new image layer first (<ctrl> <J> to which the high pass is applied. THEN you overlay blend.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 4:25:04 GMT
After I do the High Pass filter, where do I find the Overlay Blending mode, and where is the Opacity found? Charles, they are in the Layers panel. Thank you Sepiana!! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 4:26:07 GMT
Inspeqtor/Sepiana One thing missed here ... before using the high pass filter you create a new image layer first (<ctrl> <J> to which the high pass is applied. THEN you overlay blend. And I thank you also Clive! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 5:01:33 GMT
I just did everything. Not sure I did any better. My first one shown earlier: Here is the one I just finished:  |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 5:03:10 GMT
What are your thoughts?
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 11, 2019 5:23:15 GMT
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 12:59:06 GMT
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 11, 2019 14:22:53 GMT
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Looks okay to me. I've taken a few "decent" shots of the moon, but have always found it difficult to get cracker shots.
BTW, focus peaking has been around for a few years. It is exceptionally useful for astrophotography when combined with manual focus and MF magnification. So easy to get focus spot on (say, on stars) in complete darkness.
Have fun!
Clive
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 11, 2019 14:39:05 GMT
Inspeqtor Looks okay to me. I've taken a few "decent" shots of the moon, but have always found it difficult to get cracker shots. BTW, focus peaking has been around for a few years. It is exceptionally useful for astrophotography when combined with manual focus and MF magnification. So easy to get focus spot on (say, on stars) in complete darkness. Have fun! Clive I thought you had to have a large mass of something to focus on, other than a small point of light. As was pointed out to me, which I had not taken into account when I use the FP on the moon, it is focusing on the outside edge of the moon.... the mountains more inland would be several hundred miles in front of the outside edge, thus DOF comes into play. There is not enough detail (my thinking apparently) for FP to work on the mountains to get them in focus. When I have moved the focus ring on my lens, I have not seen the mountains showing any sign of being in focus at any point with Focus Peaking. So if mountains do not come into focus, how would a tiny blip of light come into focus with FP? I will play with this more the next time I have a clear sky, which does not happen enough for me in Indiana  Also when I go to 5x or 10X view in Live View FP is then turned off on my camera body at least. |
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