Schneider 105mm Lens AI Processed Image

Inspired by GrumpyGrandPa's Fern-tastic image with a black background and to add to the debate on AI I have processed an image of a dahlia taken with the Schneider Radionar 105mm lens mounted on the K3iii. The colour image appeared slightly soft, as I would expect from an 80 year old lens. I therefore processed it using Topaz Denoise to sharpen the image and then using Adobe Camera Raw darkened the background and finally converted the image to black and white.

Comments most welcome.

Original colour version straight out of camera



Processed B&W Version

The B+W is quite remarkable. Super result.

As to the criticisms of Topaz - that it looks robotic, overprocessed, artificial and so on, it all depends on how far you go with it. You can just use one module or combine the whole lot of them, you can double or triple (etc) a given process and, in short, make a dog's dinner of any image. Or you can use it intelligently - 'cos it certainly doesn't have any in and of itself !!
This black background image (of most people's favourite plant) was taken with a Trioplan 105mm and deliberately backlit with harsh full midday sunshine. It has been both denoised and sharpened with Topaz. It looks perfectly ok to me.

I love the B&W!!