"What's the best method of sharpening?" is a common question among digital photographers. I'm not proposing to answer that question here, but to show examples from some of the different tools available. Currently, there are examples for the following software:
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Most of the examples use the same image of a bee guzzling nectar. If you'd like to have your favourite sharpening method included, download the bee image and sharpen it. Send it back with an explanation of what you did. Colour space should be sRGB; save the file so that it is about 170 kb.
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It's possible to see differences between the different methods of sharpening on-screen. It's much more difficult with printed images: I printed a selection of samples and they all came out looking great with nothing much to choose between the different tools.