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Week 5 --Around the House -- Living Jewels
Week 5 --Around the House -- Living Jewels
dtallakson


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Backyard
Date: Jan 30, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 50
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2010

Viewed: 255
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

 Thanks for all the comments. A few have mentioned the noise. I think that's the result of processing. I used Topaz with perhaps too heavy a hand but I wanted to bring out more details in the scales. A run through Neat Image didn't help much. A 2nd run through Topaz noise reduction helped some. Perhaps I'll go back to the original image and start again.

OK..this is the new image with no Topaz. It is somewhat cleaner.

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 02/24/2010 07:03:05 PM
Good job on the timing, the criss-cross gives a nice sense of motion.
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 02/14/2010 04:31:31 AM
Such a beautiful and graceful shot. I love how you caught them gliding over each other.

Edit - I forgot to add this. When I use Topaz, I do a layer of Topaz Denoise first. I use the SRAW Normal filter. Then I go on and use Topaz Detail. If the Topaz software creates any extra noise in areas I wanted clean, I just mask it out!

Message edited by author 2010-02-14 09:34:28.
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 02/08/2010 12:20:59 PM
Nice composition and color. Eye-catching photo.
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 02/04/2010 09:30:48 PM
Composition is very touching.
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 02/02/2010 12:32:53 PM
I love the lively colours of the fish amidst all that darkness. I like the arrangement of the fish - you caught them at a good moment.
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 02/02/2010 11:49:57 AM
I think Canon cameras have a tendency to focus on specific portions of things.. I have that problem all the time. In this case, the front portion of the top fish is a tad soft whereas the bottom fish is sharp. I like the composition very much.
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 02/02/2010 07:33:33 AM
great colors! like that the background is black.
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 02/01/2010 05:34:35 AM
Very graceful composition.

What noise?
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 02/01/2010 12:33:20 AM
nice colors against the dark background
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 02/01/2010 12:12:22 AM
the color contrasting to the black is great
topaz can be a bit tricky i have started playing about with it too and it does take some getting used to
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 01/31/2010 05:46:50 PM
abit of noise but lovely jewel like colours.
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 01/31/2010 03:55:11 PM
This photo is just okoi.

;-)
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 01/31/2010 03:46:25 PM
Wonderful colors here. The X pattern presents a great composition. I am assuiming with the 18-55mm lens you either got in real close or this is a crop. I think it's a crop thus you can see the noise a little bit... That bein said, this picture is really a great addition to your previous picture of the dog! Your gallery is looking great!
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 01/31/2010 03:37:55 PM
This came out great!
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