Click, and view in full size, to see the outstanding graininess.
Here is the image as it came from the camera:
And here is the most "correct" image I can make out of it (straightened up, and shadows lifted as much as I could without getting the great grain):
http://tinypic.com/r/13z51c2/5
ReplyDeleteI was looking for a test image, when lo and behold! Nice timing. Kodak Digital ROC Professional v.210 gave me the result nearest to what I wanted (I know, I know, the re-compression artifacts).
Despite that the Kodak filter handled the bricks best, although all the usual suspects (Topaz, Imagenomic, etc) were OK for the truck but introduced large areas of smear and block on the bricks compared to the Kodak stochastic patterns, which actually looked far better even though they were visible.
An added bonus is that even on the Mac the filter retains its lovely overblown, blowsy decorative M$ interface that reminds you how blessed we are by the restrained interface Apple users normally enjoy.
You're clearly (no pun intended) much better at this than me, and I am trying to do this for a living. I hope we never have to compete for work.
ReplyDeleteNo, you started with a file which I had mis-treated by amping up the noise for Artistic Reasons.
ReplyDeleteOh. I never thought to make my own noise. Hmmmn... is that the defining difference between the magnificent artist and the humble technician?
ReplyDelete"Artistic Reason" Interesting to see the word "reason" used in that oxymoronic sense [joke].
I have been asked to take a picture of a black cat at night (this is not a joke) without using flash or infrared. I have the 50mm Nikon f1.4 lens and I can go to ISO6400 but I expect to see some noise, hahaha.