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  1. nikonbill

    Greetings from Thessaloniki, Greece

    Welcome - enjoy your new camera
  2. nikonbill

    OldFilmGuy - Hello!

    Welcome - hope you enjoy the site !
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    Vote for Weekly Photo Challenge July 31st - Aug 6th "Candy, Cookies or Cake"

    Thank you all - my wife said I should try another take but I ate the chocolate ones 🤣
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    Weekly Photo Challenge Aug 7th - Aug 13th "Photo with a Caption"

    I don't think so - it presents many opportunities for different styles of photography So snap a photo and think of a witty (or regular) caption
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    Weekly Photo Challenge July 31st - Aug 6th "Candy, Cookies or Cake"

    This was "challenging" but rewarding when done shooting :sneaky:
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    Vote for Weekly Photo Challenge July 24th - July 30th "Messy"

    Congratulations @Marilynne ! - a pretty cool mess
  7. nikonbill

    Not new, but absent for a while.

    Welcome back - cool on the track photos (I raced some local stuff many years ago) Have fun here great group
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    Topaz AI3

    Sounds good - glad it was helpful - Bill
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    Topaz AI3

    The screen shots are just that (poor resolution) but since they made adjustments to the program I find I can take the desired AI output almost always
  10. nikonbill

    Topaz AI3

    When Topaz AI3 is used as a plug in it opens into the screens shown, the only difference is the RAW denoise is not applied Here is the file opened as a plug in from Affinity Let me know if this is helpful - Bill
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    Topaz AI3

    next is available modules to apply You apply one or several or let the AI decide then add your own here is just sharpen or several, you can delete any you find not what you want or adjust the sliders on each one The photo I used here was pretty OK as it was, they have improved things to...
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    Topaz AI3

    @blackstar - let me know of an area I may not touch The opening screen you can drop photos in or browse Here is a RAW file opened - the RAW denoise is the only automatically applied setting, you can adjust many of its perimeters to suit your style this is "Auto" pretty subtle
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    Topaz AI3

    In the next day or so I'll do some screen shots of how they have changed the sliders and work flow ( I think that's what you want to see). I came into Topaz just when they changed the workflow, I was fine as I did not know the old way (I'm more laid back than most when changes come I just try...
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    Topaz AI3

    @blackstar -- I have been using 3.1.2 (latest) mostly as a plug in with Affinity, I sometimes use it stand alone as well on Windows 11. I have been very happy with it, I have not had the "grid lines" many have reported. From time on the Topaz forum, most issues seem related to certain...
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    Vote for Weekly Photo Challenge July 17th - 23rd: Leaf or Leaves

    Congratulations Needa great photo ! Great photos by all
  16. nikonbill

    Weekly Photo Challenge July 17th - 23rd: Leaf or Leaves

    In case date does not show - July 20, 2024 8:24am ESDST
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