Smart Sharpen or Unsharp Mask

Rhino Thirst
Photo Information
Copyright: Sheriff Wilbury (soccer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 550 W: 0 N: 538] (1965)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-30
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Andy Cole (flagman) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 357 W: 43 N: 607] (2396)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2006-06-02 05:49:32
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500 F/4-6.3 EX HSM
Exposure: 5.6, 1/100 seconds
Workshop Note
I use Adobe Photoshop CS2 which has a 'Smart sharpen' filter. I used this and used a setting of 500% on a radius of 0.3 and used the 'more accurate' option.
If you don't have the same program, most image editing software have an 'unsharp mask' option which will give you more or less the same effect. The key to sharpening is to use a fairly small radius, I usually use between 0.3 and 0.5, then adjust the percentage until you're happy with it.
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