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8/25/2019 A boy playing on the sidewalk at the Brighton Jubilee street festival. Sony a7. 7Artisans 35mm 1:2.0.
Fidget and Mouse doing their late afternoon how-are-you ceremony after being in different paddocks all day.
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Motivation
This image was soft because I missed the focus a little and cropped a lot. I tried a new-to-me sharpening trick that I've been fiddling with lately, It works better on extremely soft images than regular sharpening does.
How sharpening works
Sharpening works by drawing bright halos around darker objects. There are two variables that you can adjust to affect the apparent sharpness of an image. Simple, one-slider, sharpening tools adjust both variables simultaneously. To use the method set out below, you need a sharpening tool with two sliders, usually labeled "strength" and "radius". This type of sharpening tool is usually called "unsharp mask", "USM", "smart sharpen" or something similar. Any sharpener with strength and radius sliders will work.
The stength slider controls the halo's brightness. Brighter halos look sharper but more artificial. If the halo is too bright, things that should look like string begin to look like wire. That's the property we complain about when we say that an image looks oversharpened
The radius slider controls the width of the halo. Broad halos more effectively isolate the dark object than do narrow ones, and this increases apparent sharpness up to a point. But in an average size image, halos broader than 2 or 3 pixels look artificial and awful. I usually set a sharpening radius of about one pixel. Anything broader looks strange, at least to me.
How to do normal sharpening
The normal rule, then, is medium sharpening strength and narrow sharpening radius. You set the radius for 0.8 to 1.2 pixels and increase the strength until the image looks a tiny bit sharper than before, being careful not to overdo it.
How to do the sharpening trick
What if you set the sharpening strength very low and the make the halo very broad? For example, you can set a strength of 5% or 10% on a slider that ranges from 0% to 100%. You can set the sharpening radius (width) to 20-200 pixels. You create a very broad halo around dark objects, but the halo is only a tiny bit brighter than the original pixels were. In fact, the halos overlap in lighter-colored areas, increasing midtone and highlight brightness. This type of sharpening has the effect of darkening pixels if neighboring pixels are dark and lightening them if their neighbors are light.
If overlapping halos cover large parts of the image, the technique can lighten a picture enough that you may need to darken it a bit by using the exposure, brightness and contrast sliders.
I learned about this from a tangential remark in an article explaining how Silver Efex Pro's "structure" slider works. Adobe Camera Raw's "clarity" slider does something similar. It seems that a lot of people know about the technique, but I was unable to find a how-to article.
(So I wrote this one.)
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It was all my fault, actually. Everyone wore themselves out barking at a fox who was yipping away out in the brush around sunset. The fox left, and the dogs eventually subsided into silence. I got curious as to whether it had been a male or female, so I listened to some audio samples which got everybody revved up again.
I figured that since I had ignited another barkathon inadvertently, I would go out with them and take pictures of the action. These doggies put up with a lot.
(It was a vixen as it turned out.)
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A Magic Folding “Fidget” cube with the design of a micro scale space ship in a Classic Space blue/grey/trans-yellow colour scheme.
Rear view: Two engines on the rear end, some landing pods and grills on the “belly” of the ship.
Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre performing above the crowd in the Limerick St Patrick's day parade as they unveil the Irish Tricolour.
More than 80,000 spectators soaked up the spring sunshine and carnival atmosphere of Ireland’s largest regional St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Limerick City today (Thursday, 17 March 2016).
Parade Grand Marshal, local actor Myles Breen, led more than 4,000 participants from 100 different community groups, companies, bands and sports clubs from across Limerick and Ireland for the parade which is organised by Grooveyard Productions on behalf of Limerick City and County Council and Limerick 2020.
This year's theme was 'Commemorate' celebrating Limerick's legacy, its people and its places. Among the participants in this year's Parade were pop duo Jedward and Fidget Feet Ariel Dance Company which performed a crane show over the city centre streets. Meanwhile, street arts company Spraoí brought their spectacular Stag Show to Limerick's main thoroughfares, Artastic and Spotlight Dance School provided a show-stopping spectacle, and The Workhouse Studio thrilled the crowds with their giant puppet and a host of colourful costumes. Other parade participants included The Fanzini Brothers, Danger Boy, Outside the Box, Flying Wheels, Clown Noir and Passepartout along with a wide range of local performance groups.
Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22
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The fascinating group Fidget feet are in my town for a couple of weeks. They will be doing a big, formal show on October 15th. They had however a miniature version on October 9th, so I took some pictures. I will be doing the same on the 15th.
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All taken at 1/1000s. LHS Electronic Shutter / RHS = Mechanical Shutter
Top L = Nikon J5
Top R = Sony RX100
Mid L&R = Oly EM1ii
Bottom L&R = Panasonic TZ110
Conclusion: Oly EM1ii has much quicker electronic shutter / sensor read-out than others. Even there, it's probably not quick enough to match the real thing. I would love to test a Sony A9. However that's not going to happen. Anyone have an A9?
Note:
Just did these in five minutes. Not a scientific test. Spin speed could vary between shots. Apertures differed and focal lengths varied slightly. ISO's ranged between 1600 and 4000. So it's not an IQ / noise comparison. Only interested in whether electronic shutters are worth using. This makes me doubt they are if there's going to be much movement going on.
Auryn Piers decides not to push the subject at this point, sighing as Tarin insists on moving about. She locates and fills a glass full of water before sitting it on the table in front of her. “Well, hopefully you got it all outta your system.” She was, of course, referring to the drinking.
Tarin Perian looks at the water and then picks it up and takes a swallow. "There's some...gatorjuice crap in the fridge....I think." She rests her forehead in her hand. "Everything fucking hurts...even numb, it hurts.."
Auryn Piers: “Drink the water.” The command was a softly-spoken one as she settles into the nearby chair. Despite humankind’s efforts when it came to hydration, nothing quite beat good ol’ H2O.
Tarin Perian works on getting the water down already starting to sober up. "Hate this..." she mumbles and then slides a hand over to Auryn. "I'm glad you're here."
Auryn Piers offers a weak smile as she allows her hand to be taken. “Well, you’re definitely a girl that needs looking after.” The words are offered in half jest as brows are comically lifted.
Tarin Perian finishes the glass of water and pushes it aside. "Now..can I have some of th'juice?" She grins at Auryn and her smile flickers and fades. "I'm sorry. I am. But...it was so scary...and it all happened so fast..."
Auryn Piers: “Yeah.” She collects the glass before rising, sliding her hand from beneath the other. “I really am sorry you had a rough time of it.” She tosses the statement over her shoulder while finding and then filling the container with the desired beverage. She returns to the table and places it neatly before Tarin. “Musta shook you up pretty bad.” She reclaims her seat while casting a concerned glance in the woman’s direction.
Tarin Perian drinks about a third of the glass as soon as it's set down, then closes her eyes and leans back. 'Better...thanks for this. I mean it. And yeah...I can't say much about it, but...basically, someone that was...well..family...was so very -not-. And it got messy..and...when it was all done...everyone had somewhere to be...someone to be with..."
Auryn Piers: “Bad stuff happens fast. Then again, so does the good stuff.” She lifts slender shoulders into a shrug. “That’s life, I guess.” Fingers absently trace the table’s surface as she listens, head adopting a shallow cant as green eyes remain upon the other’s features. She finds herself unsure of what to say, lips forming a thin line as she considers. “No matter what happens or doesn’t happen with us, you have a friend in me, okay? You need someone after something bad like that? Gimme a call.”
Tarin Perian glances over at Auryn and then back down at the table. "Sounds a lot like I'd just be using you when the bad shit happened. Then again, in this place...that's been about once every couple of weeks on an average."
Auryn Piers: “Eh. Different people mean different things to each other. A friendship is a friendship, right? ‘Sides, I’m sure you’d do the same for me.” She begins to fidget, weight shifting within the chair.
Tarin Perian nods a little. "Yeah...I'd do the same for you in a heartbeat. I guess...I'm just fumbling my way. See...I never...saw relationships. Or...anything...really. I mean..I have some vague memories from when I was like..five..but after that, for the next twelve years, I lived in Facilities. Labs." She looks down at the glass, now about half empty. "I'm kinda learning as I go here. We weren't around a wide variety of people, or a large number of them."
Auryn Piers: “Yeah, I kinda figured that.” She leans backward in her chair, fingers lacing behind her neck as a swiveling of her head allows for a sideways glance. “I’ve lived on the streets and in-” She cuts off the statement, debating the wisdom of being so forthcoming. “Let’s just say I may not be all that older than you or anything but I’ve had my share of.. Uh… experiences. I don’t mean sex.. ’though there’s that. I just mean with people. I know who I am. It’s something I had to figure out for myself and that’s something you’re gunna have to do.”
Tarin Perian nods a little. "I know. And...I don't want you to think I don't...appreciate you. Or care for you. Or find you amazing. But...you're like..light years ahead of where I'm at with being sure about things. Me? Give me an arsenal to strip down and reassemble, or a tactical situation to analyze, and I'm fine..." No..no real signs of being drunk now that she's drinking the 'juice'. "...but put me in a club or a party? I panic. I don't know how to behave, or react, or..." She sighs. "I couldn't even live in a family. I had to leave."
Auryn Piers: “You’ll find your way, darlin’” A genuine smile finds her lips as she continues to indulge in the backward lounge. “People ain’t all that hard to figure out and once you been around them for awhile, you’ll start to see who you really are.” Auryn was young, yes, but did have an uncanny insight into human behavior. Most of which was born of a necessity, a tool required for survival. “Can’t really rush these things. Takes time.”
Tarin Perian tips her head and looks at her, resting one bruised cheek in her hand. "You think you've got patience enough to deal with me? That Judge guy....he's used up every last ounce of patience in his bucket, I swear."
Auryn Piers had noted her sudden lack of intoxication and inwardly puzzles but chooses not to currently address it. “Depends on whatcha mean by patience. Will I stick around and be your friend? Sure. Confused straight girl or not, you’re still worth knowing.” This is followed by a quick wink. “Will I stand around and chew on my guts while you figure stuff out?” She slowly shakes her head. “Naw, that I ain’t gunna do.”
Tarin Perian nods a little. "Guess that's fair." She drains the last of the 'juice' and leans back gingerly, closing her eyes a moment. "Hopefully, you won't think it's too big a waste of your time."
Auryn Piers: “People worth knowing ain’t ever a waste of time. Can’t be everything to everybody, right? See, I know what I want outta life.” She falls silent a moment, chest rising and falling as she issues a lingering sigh. “Ain’t had much in the way of family myself and what I’m looking for is to be good enough for someone, you know?” The question is punctuated by an arch of a single brow. “Right now, that ain’t you.” She shrugs, allowing arms to slide forward in order to fold upon the table. “Nothing to feel bad about or nothing. What is.. Is.”
Tarin Perian murmurs. "And I'm not 'straight'. I'm definitely bi." She looks at Auryn carefully. "Very definitely bi. But...I'm not going to jerk you around. You are good enough...maybe too good." She grins a little and moves slowly to get up, injuries still present if the blessed whiskey haze isn't. She puts the glass in the sink and runs water on her hands, then wets her face, twisting her hair back with a damp hand before finding a towel and drying up. "So much for numb."
Auryn Piers: “Mebbe. Mebbe not.” She also rises, watching Tarin for a moment before squaring her shoulders in quiet determination. “You seem pretty okay now. Think I’ll just be headed on my way.” She jerks her head toward the door while wearing a small smile. “Need anything else before I take off?”
Tarin Perian turns and one hand lifts...then falls. "No...the juice stuff works pretty well. I'll be fine. Thank you, though. I mean it."
Auryn Piers: “Sure. I meant it too. Anything I can ever do for you, lemme know. You have my number.” She pats her pocket in emphasis before walking toward the door, fingertips hovering over the knob as she hesitates a long moment. She sighs, tapping the metal with her knuckles before finally opening the door. “See ya, Tarin?” She cranes her neck in order to cast a glance over her shoulder.
Tarin Perian watches her go and lets out a soft breath. "Yeah...see ya, Auryn." She waits until the door is closed, then moves to flip the lock, resting her head against the cool metal and closing her eyes. It had taken all her willpower to not kiss her or touch her - but she was right. It wasn't fair. She hit the button on the coffee pot and sat down in front of the computer. Maybe some work...
Auryn Piers wears something of a grim expression as she leaves the apartment, one hand thrust deeply within her pocket. She’d done as she’d intended and put the skids on anything romantic between the two of them. Even though she’d done it early and preferably before she got too attached, it still stung. In fact, more so than she’d expected.