The Definitive Sony B&W Images Thread

[KeithDM]

Woodland meeting. A6500, ZA 16-70mm f4.

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[Neurad1]

First Universalist Church by Neurad1, on Flickr

Roxana United Methodist Church by Neurad1, on Flickr

Bench Shadow by Neurad1, on Flickr

 

[scho]

Testing the new version (4) of Topaz AI Gigapixel. Scaled up this Sony A7Rm CV 40/1.2 shot to 53 MP. Click image for full size. Looks a bit strange in the OOF areas, but otherwise OK.

 

[Knorp]

Testing the new version (4) of Topaz AI Gigapixel. Scaled up this Sony A7Rm CV 40/1.2 shot to 53 MP. Click image for full size. Looks a bit strange in the OOF areas, but otherwise OK.

Strange indeed, but only in some random (?) patches. Overall I'd say it's looking fine.

 

[pegelli]

Testing the new version (4) of Topaz AI Gigapixel. Scaled up this Sony A7Rm CV 40/1.2 shot to 53 MP. Click image for full size. Looks a bit strange in the OOF areas, but otherwise OK.

Thanks for sharing Carl, the sharp areas look to be upsampled very nice with good detail, it's just some zones in the oof areas that suddenly seem to be struck by their new "Topaz Sharpen AI". But I really can't make out what triggers this, since there seem to be similar large oof areas that are unaffected.

 

[scho]

I did the conversion again. First time the TIFF exported to Topaz AI Gigapixel had been sharpened first and the artifacts were already present before it was upsampled. This time I exported the TIFF file directly from the raw in LR with no sharpening. No more artifacts.

 

[k-hawinkler]

I did the conversion again. First time the TIFF exported to Topaz AI Gigapixel had been sharpened first and the artifacts were already present before it was upsampled. This time I exported the TIFF file directly from the raw in LR with no sharpening. No more artifacts.

Why the upsampling? :facesmack:

 

[scho]

Why the upsampling? :facesmack:

It was a test of new software for upsampling files with a lot of fine detail. Would be used to generate high resolution files for making large prints. It does work well but the downside is very slow to process on my computer.

 

[Leigh]

It was a test of new software for upsampling files with a lot of fine detail.

Up-sampling turns a black pixel into four black pixels (2x2).
It does not and cannot add detail. No software can do that.

- Leigh

 

[scho]

Up-sampling turns a black pixel into four black pixels (2x2).
It does not and cannot add detail. No software can do that.

- Leigh

True, and I did not say that I expected more detail. I wanted to see if it gave a reasonably clean (no or few artifacts) large file, which it does.

 

[scho]

A few shots of the old boathouse on Fall Creek, Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY. Sony A7R(FS-m) with Astronomic OWB clip filter on sensor and B+W 040 orange filter on a Samyang 35/2.8.

One more shot of some litter in the road next to a very large spruce tree next to the boathouse.

 

[gandolfi]

Deux chevaux.

 

[thompsonkirk]

Lower Trail, Lafayette Reservoir (CA)

Kirk



RX1r2

 

[Slingers]

Table of love
A7S, FE 35/2.8

 

[pegelli]

Decaying logs


A7 + Samyang FE 35/2.8

 

[Slingers]

Mt Yacaaba

 

[gandolfi]

Siena, 2013.

 

[KenLee]

Candle and Vase, March 2019
Sony A7RII, 55mm Micro Nikkor​

 

[pegelli]

Candle and Vase, March 2019

Very nice and subtle tones and transitions in that photo :thumbup:


By coicidence I was working on something very grainy and harsh this morning:


A850 + Sony 135/1.8 CZ

 

[sergtum]

DSC01834 by Mr TTT, on Flickr