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I use either the Sony Mavica CD-300 or Sony Mavica FD-73 digital cameras. You can view all of the CD-300 model features and specifications Here.
The features and specifications for the FD-73 are similar to those of the FD-75. You can view them Here.
| Please click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the graphic. | Description and information on photo and corrections software used, plus comments on the photo enhancement results. |
| AfterShot - Stitching: The pictures used were taken from my deck overlooking my backyard and that of neighbors on the left. When working with the photos for this panorama, I discovered that I had not noticed what was peeking out of the woods just to the right of the center. This shows up more clearly in the larger view. Based on the blur in the leaves near the center, I can see that I need to at least get a small tripod. | |
| AfterShot - Stitching: This is the view of my yard and to the right neighbors. There were no surprises here other than the need for a tripod or, perphaps I should have placed the camera on the railing to take the shots. Pretty neat program, though! | |
| AfterShot - Stitching: For this stitched example I turned the camera so the shots were taken vertically. I like how this image turned out when stitched in AfterShot. Since the images were taken as the sun was setting, I used the PSP Enhance Photo - Clarify filter to lighten the stitched image a bit. | |
| AfterShot - Stitching: For this stitched image I used the same photos as in the first panorama. However, prior to stitching in After Shot I cropped both of the pictures used so that they would have a better alignment. Then I took the first stitched resuls and stitched it to another with the cropped deer image, and cropped the result. I added the deer image as a new layer, so that the leaves would not be distorted, and used the push tool to blend in where it was obvious. And now I really can't remember all I did other than the usual unsharp mask at the end. The main thing I wanted to do was have a panoramic view that was large enough so the deer could be seen. I also think that on the earlier views, at least the first two, I may have had the first option selected instead of perspective, which I used here. | |
| Camera used: Sony Mavica CD-300. One evening last week I heard a lot of thumping going on under my desk. I'd recently moved some storage containers under here to hide some of the cords from Choctaw - and move some of my supplies and software out of the way. I got my flashlight and peeked under to find that he'd climbed on top to take a little rest. Then I got my camera but had to shoot fairly quickly or he'd have been in my lap. This shot is the original which shows the 'yellow-green eye' that occurs with Choctaw. | |
| Software used for correction: After Shot by Jasc. Since the eyes were yellow and not red, I had to do this one manually. I selected each of the eyes with the freehand tool - image zoomed in at 400%, I think. Then I used a wider brush and black color for the pupil, and a brush width of 1 and gray color for the highlight. This was a little more work, but the results are just fine, though a little dull. | |
| Software used for correction: Auto Eye by Auto f/x. I just wanted to see if it was possible to do redeye corrections in Auto Eye and did find that I was able to do it. The only thing that cannot be done in the software, at least not without doing a second application, was the highlight. Those, of course, can be added in any of the other programs. This was the least acceptable method as I was not able to color over whatever is going on at the edge of the pupil in the eye next to the back wall. | |
| Software used for correction: PSP7.04 by Jasc. Here I used the auto correction features, with the appropriate animal eye color selected. I really like correcting eyes in PSP, but then this is the software where I have the most familiarity. All in all, though, I think the PSP correction for animals is probably the best. |