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Ralph Bruno said:
View attachment 4860That white ring is part of its markings. Morning doves visit my yard often. Hope this helps.
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Sorry I wasn't very clear, I didn't actually save the results from Denoise AI. I did do a screen capture though. Hopefully this shows up on here. there is an artifact on the surface of the eyeball around the edge. I had sharpening set to zero and at all levels of noise reduction it was a white ring on the eyeball.
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Hut said:
I had sharpening set to zero and at all levels of noise reduction it was a white ring on the eyeball.
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That mimics some of what I've seen in Topaz DeNoise, it appears to apply some sharpening even when sharpening is set to zero. Not only the white line on the eyeball but there's also a dark sharpening outline around the head of the bird both of which point to some sharpening even when sharpening is ostensibly disabled. FWIW, I don't use any additional sharpening on images I run through DeNoise as it seems to provide plenty.

I played with the Topaz masking feature a bit today and it's pretty easy. You just brush on a red colored opacity mask over places where you don't want DeNoise to do anything and the processed photo is left alone in those areas.

Another approach I've thought about is to take the original image and the DeNoise image and open the pair as layers in Photoshop with the Topaz image in the top layer. Then you could add a layer mask to the Topaz image and paint on the layer mask to detune or completely remove the Topaz changes to specific parts of the image. Since the original image and Topaz edit image share the same crop and overall positioning they're easy to stack as layers and then just hide or reveal the parts you want with a layer mask. That could also work if you think Topaz went a bit too far, just layer them up and tune down the opacity of the Topaz layer to find a more suitable blend.
 
DRwyoming said:
That mimics some of what I've seen in Topaz DeNoise, it appears to apply some sharpening even when sharpening is set to zero. Not only the white line on the eyeball but there's also a dark sharpening outline around the head of the bird both of which point to some sharpening even when sharpening is ostensibly disabled. FWIW, I don't use any additional sharpening on images I run through DeNoise as it seems to provide plenty.

I played with the Topaz masking feature a bit today and it's pretty easy. You just brush on a red colored opacity mask over places where you don't want DeNoise to do anything and the processed photo is left alone in those areas.

Another approach I've thought about is to take the original image and the DeNoise image and open the pair as layers in Photoshop with the Topaz image in the top layer. Then you could add a layer mask to the Topaz image and paint on the layer mask to detune or completely remove the Topaz changes to specific parts of the image. Since the original image and Topaz edit image share the same crop and overall positioning they're easy to stack as layers and then just hide or reveal the parts you want with a layer mask. That could also work if you think Topaz went a bit too far, just layer them up and tune down the opacity of the Topaz layer to find a more suitable blend.
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Thanks again, that is a great idea if I ever need to use it. I might practice with in case I ever need it (y)
 
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We have a variety of woodpeckers in the west Puget Sound area. A few years ago a pair of northern flickers made a nest cavity in a Douglas fir snag in the yard and raised three chicks.
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We also have pileated woodpeckers, such as dad with junior here.
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clippy said:
Tonight's backyard visitor shot through the kitchen window. I'm guessing flycatcher. I sent this photo to a couple of birding friends and think that I started an argument on identification. This was taken in Southwest Ohio if anyone wants to take a guess on who this is.View attachment 2872
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David, this poor thing is having a serious "bad hair day". Wondering if it is a new fledgling "something" Has the makings of a long split tail, very light wing bars (2) tan/brown primaries?? Not surprised people were unable to identify?? Great image!!
 
Check out this visitor we had this morning. I'm sitting here drinking coffee and hear the finches all in distress. So, I grab my camera and go see this immature Cooper's Hawk out back near the ground feeders. In retrospect a vertical shot closer would have been ideal.
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DRwyoming said:
I really like that composition. Including the environmental clues and positioning the hawk for the look back towards the left was a really nice framing choice IMO. Great capture!
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Thanks it was all very quick as she was leaping between brush looking for a quick breakfast. This happened to be the first frame and the only one with the focal point close to the eyes (bill). I might need to start shooting more and work on accuracy. 😬
 
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ALFAGold said:
David, this poor thing is having a serious "bad hair day". Wondering if it is a new fledgling "something" Has the makings of a long split tail, very light wing bars (2) tan/brown primaries?? Not surprised people were unable to identify?? Great image!!
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My best guess is fledgling Eastern Phoebe but what do I know. It kept diving into a birdbath, crazy bird.
 
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Hut said:
Check out this visitor we had this morning. I'm sitting here drinking coffee and hear the finches all in distress. So, I grab my camera and go see this immature Cooper's Hawk out back near the ground feeders. In retrospect a vertical shot closer would have been ideal.
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Whaaaooo thats a stunning capture for a Backyard shot - Love it
 
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