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I followed the link for the article, but the photos are just stunning I thought. Anyone know how much post processing is typically done on this kind of (underwater) wildlife image?


I don't know, but I remember reading about sea-thru via HN: https://www.businessinsider.com/sea-thru-algorithm-reveals-t...


Not as much as you might imagine. White balance correction, some exposure compensation in the shadows, some sharpening. No overt pixel shifting/manipulation. Brian Skerry is an excellent photographer and knows how to make these types of images better than nearly anyone else alive.

Source: I’m a former NG photo editor.




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