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24 Jul 23 Reply ACR is Adobe Camera Raw, one of the filters in Photoshop and, actually, the Develop module of Lightroom. Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment Very cool. Lots going on. Wanted to see what it would be like to focus on one flower. Thoughts? Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment Love the flower! I wondered what it would look like with the center having some added clarity and texture via ACR. Thoughts? Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment Following Bev's lead, I added some clarity and texture to the monochrome version of the flower. Thoughts? Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Reply Here's with negative texture and clarity in ACR. Thoughts? Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment You are at that focus point where you either need more focus or less. Here's with added texture and clarity via ACR: Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment Your choice of background perfectly frames the flower. Bravo. Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Comment I must agree with Pinaki and Lance. My former neighbor had a pink hibiscus bush and it's one of my all-time favorites to photograph. Original-1 has great focus, color, exposure and composition. Jul 14th
24 Jul 23 Reply Like this? Jul 8th
24 Jul 23 Reply Makes sense. Jul 8th
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53 Jul 23 Reply Try this video: https://youtu.be/NvUZIm083P8 Jul 15th
53 Jul 23 Reply Not yet. It's only available in the beta version of Photoshop Jul 15th
53 Jul 23 Comment I love this, Arabella. The umbrella pops so well and really catches and holds the eye. Nicely done! d:¬{D Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Reply Like this? Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Comment And here's a rendition without the man. Which do y'all think works best? Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Comment Here's a rendition with a change to the man's hoodie so that it doesn't pull too much focus: Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Comment While your image definitely demonstrates the power of Adobe's Generative AI, to create additional pixels that match the original well, the resulting image has dueling foci - the scene and the man. Here's a rendition with the image cropped to focus on the man: Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Comment Amazing capture, Miriam! I'm so used to seeing other birds in flight over water, that a puffin in flight is really unique.

My only suggestion is for a tighter crop as the amount of water here tends to swallow up the bird. Thoughts?		 Jul 14th
53 Jul 23 Comment There's a lot going on in this image, but it's difficult to figure out what to focus on.

I took the image into Photoshop and boosted some of the colors present and removed some of the distracting elements on the middle of the right side. Thoughts?		 Jul 14th
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95 Jul 23 Reply Much better. Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment Hmmm. Never heard that term for it, but have been doing it via targeted dodging and burning for years now. Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment I think this is a very good capture. I don't mind the shallow DOF as the important parts are in focus. I do think removing the noise is in order. Thoughts? Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Reply Like this? Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Reply Like this? Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment This makes me want to never use pepper again! d;¬{D Nice subject choice and your efforts paid off. Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment Hmmm. Very shallow DOF, but good detail in the focus area. At that aperture, a stack would be in order. Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment Interesting capture, Gloria. There's an air of mystery here with the anthers just peeking out.

I applied some targeted sharpening to bring out a bit more detail and texture, using the technique described here: https://f64academy.com/dont-use-clarity-use-this-instead/		 Jul 14th
95 Jul 23 Comment Agree with the other comments. I had a go at sharpening the closest areas in Photoshop, using the process outlined in this training: https://f64academy.com/dont-use-clarity-use-this-instead/ Jul 14th
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