Can this be saved??

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Cranky

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Can anything be done to save blurry images?

I took this pic of an orangutan last week but it was through some thick dirty glass which seemed to slow my shutter speed down to 1/60 (way too slow for shakey me).

Original (Just resized)

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Fettled with (still not happy with it.

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Am I chasing a lost cause as the pic is poor to begin with or are there methods out there that can help?

Cheers Si
 
Hi Cranky
Don't think you can do much more with this, but
had a play anyway - just HI-Pass and levels.

Not a great difference - better ?

 
Cheers Rockshifter i'll have a play with the highpass filter on the original
 
Had a (very) quick go - I'm definately no expert.

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It's the old maxim. You cant make a silk purse from.... etc.etc. If the shot is blurry, that's the way it will stay. Hang on to what you have and let your memory fill in the rest.
 
@cheviot - I totally agree but I was curious to see if anything could be done as i've had quite a few memorable moments ruined by my shakey hands

Anyway this is what i've settled with for now, I used the highpass filter to enhance the stronger lines then added noise which seems to have slightly sharpened it or made the bluriness less obvious to my eye.

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Cranky said:
I totally agree but I was curious to see if anything could be done as i've had quite a few memorable moments ruined by my shakey hands
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I know the feeling well. I've had to resort to using Vr lenses, canon have similar lenses. Arthritis doesn't make for good hand held work. Couple of things I take with me, a cushion, and a nice heavy coat. Both work well for laying on a wall, and then sit the camera on that. I also like to find something sturdy to lean on in the absence of a wall. I'm sure some passers by think I'm half soused when I take pictures, slumped up a drain pipe. My next project is to fit a pan/tilt head onto a walking stick. Not only helps me walk, but doubles up as a monopod, which offers surprising amounts of stability.

Keep clicking

John
 
will69 said:
Put it down to experience ... then put it in the bin.
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+1

Learn from it, make sure your shutter speed is higher (ISO, aperture), make sure you're aware of the shutter speed before you take the shot.

Bin it.
 
Well I'm always up for a challenge so here is my go, a little different from the others and yes I don't rightly remember quite what I did, I just played really. Shame about the camera shake but it happen to all of us from time to time.
I did soften the soft parts to make the sharper bits seem sharper.
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