Noise Reduction?
My good friend Allon joined me on a rather rushed excursion to the University of British Columbia last night. It was my first time taking photographs there, so unfortunately we did not find the best vantage point. This was my second time photographing the sunset, and I was careful not to overexpose my shots. Having said that, I'm wondering if I underexposed them...
I was pleased with the colours in this photo, but when I viewed it at a higher resolution I was disappointed to see so much noise. I was careful to only use ISO 50, so I'm wondering why the noise? Did I underexpose the picture, leading to a great deal of noise? My other question is about getting rid of the noise. I've been thoroughly discouraged with the noise reduction filter that comes with Photoshop CS2. Is there a really good filter out there? I've heard of Noise Ninja, but it costs about $50. Is it worth the money, or is there a better solution out there? Give me your thoughts. Oh, other than the noise, what do you think of last night's sunset?
posted by Bethany at 10:37 AM
7 Comments:
This is a beautiful shot! At this size, I don't detect the noise you're concerned about. As far as software products go, Noise Ninja is an outstanding product. I do not own it yet, but I've used it and it does a remarkable job.
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I do not detect noise either. I think it's a great shot of a dramatic sky.
It's hard to see noise with this resolution, but I'm surprised that you saw it in ISO 50. Exposure is good, too. Very nice sky. I'd suggest increasing contrast, but not sure if that's going to reveal more noise. I once used Graycrestore for noise reduction, but it's so slow, and hard to experiment with, I never used it again. Look at this page: http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/pepe/d70/Nikon_D70_on_Linux.html
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I don't detect noise on my monitor. It is a beautiful sunset. Learn to check a histogram. If your camera will provide a histogram when sheeting, it will tell you a lot about the exposure levels.
It looks pretty clean to me! Very nice sunset!
I think this shot is just fine. You can't really spot the noise unless you look REALLY hard for it. The composition is simple and effective and thats all that matters.
I think this is beautiful. I really cannot see the noise either. The colors are terrific.
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