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Japan
Pelopidas mathias (2)
accassidy
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 119 N: 596]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2454) |
Noise Reduction | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-02-07 10:14:50] | | I just noticed the noise in the BG on the top right. Why I didn't see this before, I can't explain. Maybe a bit of a rush. I have used the blur tool on it. |
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Brazil
Heliconius (1)
pflahr
![Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 33]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (510) |
Crop, sharpen | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-02-03 08:55:27] [2] | | Using Photoshop Elements, I cropped the picture, sharpened it a little and use the blur tool on the dark green background to put it further away. |
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Ghana
Larinopoda eurema (4)
drmw
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 98]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-s-g.gif) (1192) |
Noise, Crop | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-02-02 11:46:20] | | So, not only the noise reduction, but also a crop, resize and resharpen. See more butterfly and less twig. Surely a good trade-off? |
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India
butterfly (1)
kajari (24) |
Exposure, Sharpness | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-02-01 02:10:35] [1] | | I applied Neat Image at default setting to reduce background noise, then reduced the brightness and increased the contrast somewhat. Finally sharpened with the Unsharp Mask. |
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Spain
Tocada del ala (13)
zumoduvas
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 0 N: 69]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (2535) |
Strengthening | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-01-31 09:58:08] [2] | | First I reduced background noise using Neat Image. Then reduced the brightness a little and increased the contrast. I desaturated the greens a little and improved the density of the brown by increasing the red saturation. |
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Indonesia
Butterfly 3 (5)
ESS (102) |
Crop, Sharpen | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-01-31 09:47:01] [2] | | First I used Neat Image to reduce the BG noise. then, using Photoshop Elements, I cropped the picture a little tighter and applied the Unsharp Mask at 175/0.4/2. |
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Indonesia
Butterfly 1 (5)
ESS (102) |
De-Noise, Sharpen | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-01-29 11:28:11] [1] | | I used Nest Image to reduce the background noise and then the Photoshop Unsharp Mask at 150/0.4/0 to sharpen the butterfly a bit. |
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Spain
Anagyris foetida (60)
jmp
(8415) |
Full bush view | | jmp
(8415) [2008-01-27 02:31:34] | | This bush is at about 2 metres high and is growing in the narrow border of a path. Olive trees in the backgroundfill all the useful fields. |
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South Africa
Butterfly for the Chief (158) *
Miss_Piggy
(18714) |
Desaturation, sharpening | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-01-24 03:59:00] [7] | Hi Anna,
Using Photoshop Elements 6:
Desaturated the greens by 50% and enhanced the saturation of yellows by 15%.
Applied Unshrp Mask at 100/0.4/0.
I think this has preserved the colours of the butterfly but reduced the intensity of the background, so that we can appreciate the subject a little more. Cheers
Alan |
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Italy
°Aricia agestis°° (5)
flashpoint
(28008) |
Desaturate, De-noise | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-01-16 15:36:45] [2] | In Photoshop CS3:
Applied Neat Image to the background at 80% to reduce noise.
Decreased saturation of everything a little and of green by quite a lot. Very bright colours are a bit overwhelming. |
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