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Title: Small-clawed OtterCanon EOS 300 D
Small-clawed Otter (33)
Signal-Womb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1027 W: 58 N: 2900] (11044)
Getting Rid of Haze
Getting Rid of Haze
dsidwell Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 6 N: 181] (680) [2005-08-25 22:05:28] [1]
The otter looked slightly hazy to me--as if I were looking through a dirty window. Here's what I did to change this:

1. I selected the bottom right half of the photo in a diagonal so you could easily see the difference.

2. I used Unsharp Mask with a very high pixel radius (about 150) and a low percentage (about 30%).

4. In LEVELS, I slid the Middle ranges to the darker side just a little.

5. I used the Shadow/Highlight tool in Photoshop to bring back the detail in its eyes.

That's it! I hope it was helpful.
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South Africa
Title: Hang on a bit longerSony PDX10
Hang on a bit longer (66)
willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
Just some polishing.
Just some polishing.
dsidwell Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 6 N: 181] (680) [2005-04-10 21:50:55] [2]
I only did my work on half the photo so you could contrast more easily.

First, I applied an Unsharp Mask at 175 pixel radius and at 20%, which got rid of some of the barely perceptible haze.

Then, I went to LEVELS and moved the middle slider to the right just a tiny bit.

I then boosted the hue/saturation by 10%

Finally, I sharpened the photo a bit.

Hope you like it!
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South Africa
Title: Le Polo-neck SweaterNikon D70
Le Polo-neck Sweater (64) *
Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
Haze Removal
Haze Removal
dsidwell Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 6 N: 181] (680) [2005-04-10 21:38:41] [3]
I only did this to half the bird so you could see the results.

I did Unsharp Mask at 175 pixels and 20%. Then I lowered just the middle slider in LEVELS only a tiny bit.

I think it removed the almost imperceptible haze quite nicely.

What a magnificent bird and shot, Callie!
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South Africa
Title: ScarfaceCanon EOS 300D
Scarface (41) *
gerhardt Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1976 W: 259 N: 4103] (11585)
Darkening Middle Ranges
Darkening Middle Ranges
dsidwell Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 6 N: 181] (680) [2004-09-30 12:46:53] [1]
I just used LEVELS and slid the middle slider toward the right until it looked good to me. This deepened the tones just a bit. thanks for posting such a lovely photo!
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