alashas
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We were in Virgin Gorda the first part of Jan., and there was more particulate in the water than I've ever seen before. I use an Oly SP350 with TTL YS110 and shoot all of my photos .jpg. I edit with PE5, no plug ins. PE is pretty limited in what you can use to eliminate or reduce the backscatter, and I painstakingly erase particulate a piece at a time with the "spot healing brush tool." It takes quite a while, but I'm reasonable happy with the editing I've done on the photos I took on my first 3 dives at "The Dogs": http://honeymoon2.smugmug.com/gallery/4244120#248395015
After the dives that day, a significant weather system came through and really churned up the particulate matter. I've placed 3 unedited shots from 2 dives I did at the Wreck of the Rhone, as well as 3 more shots from 2 addtional dives the next day, 1 at an airplane wreck, 1 of divers in the water, and 1 of coral here: http://honeymoon2.smugmug.com/gallery/4269021#250001998 There is a lot more particulate in these photos than from the previous day's dives, and I need your advice.
I've used the search engine here, as well as google, for a program that works in reducing or eliminating the backscatter in photos and would appreciate your feedback. Few of the sites at which I've look even give examples of uw shots, much less advice. "Neat Image" gets good reviews, but does not have an Oly SP350 filter. "Noise Ninja" has a profile for Oly SP350. I do not use the noise reduction filter on PE5 because it softens everything else too much, unless I am not using it correctly. From what I've read on ScubaBoard, I assume the specific filter for my camera in Noise Ninja works well, is that correct? I do not know anything about "plug ins." Do I open PE5 and then install the plug in from the NN website, or, download the plug in to a folder and then open PE5 and install it?
I assume the filter has various noise reduction settings. Is there a particular setting that you have found works best on your photos, or that you would recommend on the 6 sample photos I've linked above? Once I use the SP350 filter, is there anything else in the NN program that you like to use? Or, is there a program you prefer rather than NN?
Thanks, alashas http://honeymoon2.smugmug.com/
After the dives that day, a significant weather system came through and really churned up the particulate matter. I've placed 3 unedited shots from 2 dives I did at the Wreck of the Rhone, as well as 3 more shots from 2 addtional dives the next day, 1 at an airplane wreck, 1 of divers in the water, and 1 of coral here: http://honeymoon2.smugmug.com/gallery/4269021#250001998 There is a lot more particulate in these photos than from the previous day's dives, and I need your advice.
I've used the search engine here, as well as google, for a program that works in reducing or eliminating the backscatter in photos and would appreciate your feedback. Few of the sites at which I've look even give examples of uw shots, much less advice. "Neat Image" gets good reviews, but does not have an Oly SP350 filter. "Noise Ninja" has a profile for Oly SP350. I do not use the noise reduction filter on PE5 because it softens everything else too much, unless I am not using it correctly. From what I've read on ScubaBoard, I assume the specific filter for my camera in Noise Ninja works well, is that correct? I do not know anything about "plug ins." Do I open PE5 and then install the plug in from the NN website, or, download the plug in to a folder and then open PE5 and install it?
I assume the filter has various noise reduction settings. Is there a particular setting that you have found works best on your photos, or that you would recommend on the 6 sample photos I've linked above? Once I use the SP350 filter, is there anything else in the NN program that you like to use? Or, is there a program you prefer rather than NN?
Thanks, alashas http://honeymoon2.smugmug.com/