![]() Using the coupon code FRIEND15 via the above links will save you 15% on any purchase. If you want both it can be best value to purchase the Image Quality Bundle that includes Gigapixel AI for enlarging files. Direct links to Denoise AI and Sharpen AI. Topaz plugin s are available as trial versions if you want to explore them. RAW files through Lightroom being useful as record shots but the DxO processed files having amazing detail. I plan to do some testing with Nikon D500 files but Edin has already shown me some amazing comparisons at ISO up to 12800. The files look horrible in Lightroom but once put though DxO PureRAW and Topaz Denoise AI the results are remarkable with little noise and excellent detail. I am quite comfortable using ISO settings I would not have previously considered. This workflow has been a game changer for me. At this stage the large Lightroom and DxO generated DNGs can be deleted as the master TIFF has superseded them. Finally some localised tonal adjustment with Nik Cool Efex Pro before saving the final master TIFF and outputting as jpg. Occasionally Topaz Sharpen AI is helpful, especially for motion blur, and I will mask it to the specific areas I need it. The DxO DNG when reimported to Lightroom retains the previously applied edits so I then take it into Photoshop and save as my master TIFF before taking it through Topaz DeNoise which deals with any residual noise and adds a little sharpening ( I usually find the default settings work well). It is a minor niggle and not really a problem now that I understand what is happening. There is apparently no easy solution to this apart from installing a third party plugin that would not incorporate easily into my workflow and may not resolve the error message. When Lightroom finally gets around to the automatic import it then spits an error dialog as the import has already occurred. At times it can take minutes so I then I choose to synchronise the DxO folder to save the wait. At times the files automatically come back into Lightroom almost immediately. This is the one place where I have discovered a glitch in the system. The DNG files are then demosaiced in DxO PureRAW using the DeepPrime method and reimported to Lightroom as a DNG. I do this after doing my cropping, global and local adjustments in Lightroom. The Z9 High Efficiency RAW files are not yet directly supported by DxO PureRaw so need to be exported from Lightroom as DNG files. Looking at the files in Lightroom was not encouraging but applying my new High ISO workflow resulted in perfectly usable images. The flying swallows needed a higher shutter speed to freeze their motion so I needed to bump ISO to 6400 and then 12800. ![]() Variable Oystercatcher in a blizzard of sand ISO 1600 gave a 1/1000s shutter speed with was sufficient to give nice streaking of the sand. A pair of Variable Oystercatchers landed and provided a nice opportunity for a low angle shot with flying sand. This gives a relatively easy opportunity to track them in flight (ignoring the challenges of moving a large telephoto in a buffeting wind). When flying into the wind they were moving very slowly over the ground due to the speed of the wind. The first thing I noticed on arriving was a group of Welcome Swallows flying. This was patiently and safely managed by Edin but showed how inquisitive playfulness could be misinterpreted as aggression risking an adverse outcome for the sea lion. Light levels were very low and the hoped for Sea lions were hunkered in the grassy dunes apart from an inquisitive youngster who provided a management challenge and highlighted the risks of human/wildlife interactions. Keeping a watch on the weather forecast during the week suggested strong southerlies and probable rain and this eventuated with an extremely windy afternoon with flying sand, heavy cloud and passing showers. I had been anticipating needing high ISO during the scheduled visit to Orokonui Ecosanctuary to photograph birds in the bush but hadn’t quite expected to need it when visiting Allan’s Beach on our first afternoon. This tied in well with my post on High ISO -Nikon Z9 ISO – How high can you go? that coincidentally published during the weekend. Last weekend I was at the New Zealand Photography Workshops Wildlife Masterclass on the Otago Peninsula. Welcome Swallow photographed with the Nikon Z9,and Nikkor Z 800mm f6.3 at ISO 12800
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