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    I love to take really tight shots like this, but the problem is I can never get them to be clear enough. I either always sharpen them to much or not enough. Can you guys give me some advice. Feel free to play around with the pic I provided, if you would like the original let me know. Thanks.
    -Ralph Duenas

    Knowledge & Power Overcome Superstition And Luck.

    Click Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!

  • #2
    Yeah . I think its a great pic , why dont you send me the original at [email protected]
    MY EMAIL IS [email protected]

    Iberia A340 Lover-EC-GLE

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    • #3
      Nice shot, but it's a bit oversharpened. I can't edit it any further, as you can't undo sharpening. What USM settings do you use (if you use USM)?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Alfred_Zeller
        Yeah . I think its a great pic , why dont you send me the original at [email protected]
        I'm about to send it to you.
        -Ralph Duenas

        Knowledge & Power Overcome Superstition And Luck.

        Click Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!

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        • #5
          It's a great pic.

          From the original, try:

          USM 0.5, 250, 0

          increase the 250 if needed. If you find these settings too much then try:

          USM 0.4, 400, 0

          increase the 400 if needed. One of these two settings should work nice.

          Finally, use Neatimage (or similar) to blast the noise.

          If you'd like me to try the orig, PM me and I'll give you the email addy.
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          BMW 3 SERIES (E36)

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          • #6
            Spartan13: If you tried that, make another edit and try this:
            USM "50, 0.3, 0", three times. (no need for NeatImage...)

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            • #7
              I tried it again.
              -Ralph Duenas

              Knowledge & Power Overcome Superstition And Luck.

              Click Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!

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              • #8
                Hmm... Which method did you use? (doesn't look like 3x USM 50, 0.3, 0)
                Another tip, select only the airplane when sharpening, not the sky.
                Is there anywhere where I can pick up the original for editing?

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                • #9
                  Heres my try at it.Let me know what you think

                  MY EMAIL IS [email protected]

                  Iberia A340 Lover-EC-GLE

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                  • #10
                    Alfred I like yours. When I tried it the second time I used the USM setting you said to try, the only thing different I did is I used those settings after sharpening the image. When I use USM should I not use sharpen?
                    -Ralph Duenas

                    Knowledge & Power Overcome Superstition And Luck.

                    Click Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!

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                    • #11
                      That's right.
                      The USM IS the sharpening. Don't use the "sharpening" tool in my method. Take your original, play with the levels until you're happy with that, resize it to 1024x.... and then do USM 3 times like I described. (You can also, to put the icing on the cake, deselect the sky by using the lasso selector before you use the USM).
                      If 3 or 4 times USM still leaves you with a soft picture, it means that your original shot isn't sharp...
                      Good luck!

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