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Trying new smoothing with Macro

Trying new smoothing with Macro

Doing my first macro walk of the spring, I came across a well placed sweet birch branch, and tried Lightroom's new anti-noise AI. Look at the background, ...
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Doing my first macro walk of the spring, I came across a well placed sweet birch branch, and tried Lightroom's new anti-noise AI. Look at the background, even though this was closed down to f4.5 or so!
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Aperture 4/1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 100/1

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Arden, North Carolina, US

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Apr, 2023

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