What’s Up?
Not much. It is cloudy here today at ILE and a big cold front will be arriving tonight. I am publishing this just before noon and will be doing my swim right after I hit Publish. I have been doing my slow half-mile (44 lengths) every day since I got back.
I will be sharing a ton with you here very soon by way of a comparison of the R5/100-500 with the SONY 200-600/a9 ii.
Topaz Cyber Monday Sale till midnight tonight!
Click on the logo link above or here to save 68% on the complete Topaz Suite (or the items you need to complete your Suite). The regular price for the Complete Suite is $939.92. On sale till midnight tonight for only $299.99. Enter the ARTHUR15 code at checkout to save an additional 15%!
Topaz Still on Sale!
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Great Topaz News!
Folks who use the BAA Topaz link to purchase Sharpen AI, DeNoise AI, or the Utility Bundle (or any other Topaz plugins) will receive a 15% discount by entering the ARTHUR15 code at checkout. To get the discount you must use my link and you must enter the discount code. Be sure to start with this link.
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As I said just a while back and have said often many times before, I should have listened sooner. If you, like me, are new to the Topaz party, please use this link to purchase. Right now I can wholeheartedly recommend both Topaz Sharpen AI and Topaz DeNoise AI. Though I have not yet worked with JPEGtoRAW AI or Gigapixel AI, I have installed both of these plug-ins and look forward to trying them on some I-Phone 11 images fairly soon. If you are thinking like me, consider the Utility Bundle that includes all four plug-ins mentioned above at a money-saving price.
Again, those who purchase Sharpen AI or DeNoise AI using my link, can e-mail to request a short Getting Started with Topaz e-Guide. I had a bit of trouble getting the two plug-ins installed and having them appear in the Photoshop Filter Menu. In addition, I will explain how to best learn about the two plug-ins by applying them on a Layer (in Photoshop). I amazed myself yesterday by completing this guide in the car on the way to and from Sebastian. Huge thanks to Anita for doing the driving. Please include a copy of your Topaz order when requesting the guide.
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This image was created on 27 November 2020 at Fort DeSoto. I used the handheld Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens (at 600mm) and the blazingly fast AF King, the Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless Digital camera body. ISO 500. Exposure determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear wheel: 1/2000 sec. at f/8 in Manual mode. AWB at 9:54am on a sunny morning. Upper Center Zone AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed superbly. Image #1: Great Blue Heron with large needlefish |
A Generous Fisherman
A generous fisherman donated his catch — a very large needlefish — to the ecosystem. A typically cooperative Great Blue Heron did the rest. This occurred right after my R5 battery died; my SONY gear performed perfectly to the tune of 45 keepers each carefully framed with the SONY 2-6.
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Be sure to click on the image to better see the noise reduction and especially the increase in sharpness. Image #1A: Topaz DeNoise AI on Auto on the Great Blue Heron with large needlefish image at 100% |
Topaz DeNoise AI on the Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron with large needlefish image
This is yet another example of Topaz DeNoise AI improving an image that came out of the camera pretty-much-perfect. Topaz AI on Auto. The converted TIF here was close to being noise-free (thanks to the work I have done with RawDigger) and it was sharp. DeNoise AI completely removed the noise from the sky background and sharpened the image non-destructively as well.
INCREDIBLE PHOTO ARTIE!!! Only from the magic eye of our Mentor!!!!
Thanks, little brother. How are you liking your R5?
with love, a
Ice needlefish, Artie! Dr
Ice or Nice??
with love, a
That is just awesome Artie!
Many thanks, RSP.
with love, artie
Awesome capture. I bought both DeNoise and Sharpen with your link and code, and have already improved pics that I wasn’t happy with before. I have had a couple pic rejected from Adobe Stock; I’m curious to see if they get accepted after working them with DeNoise. Thanks for the tip!
Hey Clint, YAW. LMK how it goes with Adobe Stock. Are you making any money there?
with love, a
Hey Artie, like the image. That’s the Needlefish you told me about on Saturday. That is huge for the Needlefish I normally see from the piers.
Wonderful image! A Needlefish that big looks like a tough swallow. How did it go down?
Thanks. It went down easily after a struggle. I blew that by not going to Horizontal format …
with love, a