clarity
If I have clarity up full, there are faint rings that appear on the sides of the image. What is this? Thanks
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Now I can't find one where it's happening...will post when i get one...thanks. 0 -
Clarity works by adjusting local mid-tone contrast, so it is possible for it sometimes to cause haloes like that. If you find you can't get enough clarity without seeing haloes, you could try switching to one of the other (older) clarity methods - classic, punch or neutral. They all produce a slightly different effect, but I have seen images where some of them produced haloes and some of them didn't.
Also if you find that you want 100 on the clarity scale (I very rarely use as much as that) you could try achieving the result you want some other way - for instance if your image looks as though it needs that much clarity, perhaps it would benefit from a little added contrast, and then a bit less on the clarity slider. Or if you are trying for good definition of small details, perhaps you need the structure slider as well. (View the range at 100% to be sure of the effect you are getting.) Or perhaps you could use a layer to apply a local increase in contrast, clarity or structure to just the areas of the image that need it.
Ian0 -
You could also look at your Sharpening settings. If you are using extreme clarity you may need to drop the sharpening values somewhat and check what the Halo Suppression offers.
Also see what happens with Auto Levels (if you have no already used auto levels in your processing at the latest crop setting if you have one. Check the histogram to see what effect it has on better aligning the RGB values.
I nearly always use Clarity but very rarely do I find a situation (other than trying something highly 'styled', usually with something that is not in overall good focus but shows some sort of interesting content) where full Clarity gives an un-compromised result. Which is probably as it should be.
Grant0 -
Great advice - thank you both! I'm trying to work with some extreme haze/fog. Affinity sometimes helps, sometimes not. 0 -
[quote="Pareshk" wrote:
Great advice - thank you both! I'm trying to work with some extreme haze/fog. Affinity sometimes helps, sometimes not.
Ah!
You may want to look at using Curves.
As a haze is usually a flattened range of everything - colour, contrast and just everything - you are really seeking to make the flatness less flat. The curve tool can help with that and give the other tools more separation of values to work with - but not a greater range of values.
Best to work with RAW, obviously, and probably start with the Linear Curve for maximum control.
The Curve is not the whole solution but can be a great enabler for the other tools to give their best results.
Grant0 -
I'm sure Grant's approach would help. Though another possibility is to use Levels on a local adjustment layer, which is my new favourite approach to haze.
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[quote="Ian3" wrote:
I'm sure Grant's approach would help. Though another possibility is to use Levels on a local adjustment layer, which is my new favourite approach to haze.
Ian
Or use both!
It all depends on the nature of the haze and what one wishes to achieve I suppose
The curve provides a ready visual indication the area of the haze and one can use it to gain greater separation in the mid tones. How much greater depend on the content.
Levels are a great way to quickly apply some compression to the dark end of things and bring more data into the light areas and so add some apparent detail in the haze in many circumstances.
I guess most things could be covered just with the curve tool but it is easier and quicker to make things change in a controlled way using both and a few others if needed. IMO.
A lot depends on the subject matter.
Great suggestion Ian.
Grant0
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