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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Using multi strength sharpening layers causes little in the way of make believe, an over zealous user may reveal an over sharpened area sure but it doesn't reveal something that isn't there it may just reveal a noisy bit (although, sometimes this noise is mistaken for real detail)...however when multi layering techniques are applied to faint features (as opposed to fine details) here is where the make believe can creep in. Producing several variations of an image with different degrees of stretching and then layering them on top of each other and then painting (revealing) in the faint structures is where it can easily become make believe, is it a real feature or just blending in of a bit of the lighter background from one of the more stretched background layers...? 
Do you get what I am saying? 
Mike |
Not really Mike - just by stretching an image you're making it fake.
The naked eye would not see it like that.
The stretching does allow you to see the faint details.
Most images can do with a bit of sharpening.
BTW - have you watched all of Ken's videos?