Denoising bird images

[Peter31501425c2wf]

I have a number of bird images which are too noisy.  If I apply a mask to the background and run Noise Reduction, it seems to ignore the mask and denoise the entire image, which leaves the bird looking plasticky.  It would be a huge benefit if only the background were denoised, and the bird could be treated separately.

[GoldingD]

Are you accidentally clicking on the noise slider in the Detail Panel instead of the noise slider in the mask panel?

[Peter31501425c2wf · Accepted solution]

Yes, indeed I am.  Thank you so much!!

[GoldingD]

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