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Post by birderbert on Jun 17, 2015 11:08:55 GMT -8
It's only been since I took up Birding last year that I have had to concern myself with noise. Almost all of my pics are cropped to various degrees. The bigger the crop the worse the noise. I'm certain that my small Micro 4/3 sensor contributes to the problem but I have yet to find a good way of sharpening without adding even more noise. Does anyone have any recommendations/tips/techniques to help me in this regard?
Large crop, no adjustments Eagle1 by BirderBert, on Flickr
Large crop, Unsharp Mask Eagle2 by BirderBert, on Flickr
But when you look a little deeper:
No adjustments Eagle1s by BirderBert, on Flickr
Unsharp Mask Eagle2s by BirderBert, on Flickr
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Post by merlinator on Jun 17, 2015 11:17:54 GMT -8
What program are you using to process your images?
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Post by oldfulica on Jun 17, 2015 17:27:36 GMT -8
Hi Bert Cropping your pictures to a large size will accentuate any noise. I size mine to about 1000x1000 pixels or less. I save my pictures in the original size but use the smaller size for email, flickr, etc. I find if I go larger the imperfections start to show up. I also don't do a tight crop on a picture I know has a lot of noise.
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Post by birderbert on Jun 17, 2015 17:43:26 GMT -8
I use Paint Shop Pro X7 for most of my image processing. Sometimes I use XnView to resize since it has the Lanczos Algorithm.
Len
I too keep my pics to 1000 pixels max on the long side and do the sharpening after the resize!
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Post by merlinator on Jun 17, 2015 19:21:52 GMT -8
I can't help with those programs but one way to reduce noise is to separate the bird from the background and just sharpen the bird. If you sharpen the entire picture you will sharpen the noise too making it more pronounced. Then you can reduce noise by running a blur on the background. Mine are 1200 px on the long side.
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Post by dpeppar on Jun 18, 2015 8:18:52 GMT -8
I agree with Roy and sharpen only the bird. Also do not crop to such an extent. Crop only to what the image (and equipment) can handle. Keep you ISO to as low as possible.
Bert your images have been improving at such a fast rate! Like you I spend a lot of time on Flickr, looking at Roy, Nigel and Andy Morffew. They give me something to shoot for.
DaveP
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Post by marcina on Jun 29, 2015 11:17:56 GMT -8
There is a sharpen tool in Paint Shop pro that's good for sharpening only what you want. You just got over it like a digital paintbrush. That's how I like to make the eyes look pin sharp in my images. I also try to shoot with the highest shutter speed possible in the light I have available so I can use less ISO, which reduces noise. The higher shutter speed will provide a sharper image. Also, using a lens with an image stabilizer or a tripod helps minimize camera shake.
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