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Kindle Fire HDX camera, dull light. Photoshop tweak.
Was a bit under the weather today, very low-energy, so I spend most of the day in bed, reading, trying to rest, etc. I tried this camera app I got for free on my Kindle Fire. And it quickly turned up (I had never intended to use the camera in the KF, so I never thought about it) that it only has a forwards camera... And the room was very dark.
And since the sensor in the KF HDX is about a quarter of the size of a müsli flake (it's only meant for chat), the picture got very dark and grainy. I thought that was fitting, so I turned it up in Photoshop, and got this cool, almost electric grain effect (most visible in the full sized image). And a dark picture. Hey, we should embrace that sometimes.
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteThe younger digital photogs who never cut their teeth on film will often see noise/grain as something to be eliminated via Photoshop or Lightroom.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, many photographers would choose a particular film stock for the quality and character of the grain.
Myself, I was always partial to B&W Tri-X 400 and T-Max 3200.
T-Max example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70339356@N00/2249726258/
Here are a coulple of grainy pics from yore (film incidentally developed on that Rodinal developer we talked about recently which gives high edge sharpness, but rough grain):
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and: boat-grainy
Very lovely picture! I have to admit that I like the standard shot a little better only because if I have to choose between two identical shots, I usually pick the darker, higher contrast one. That's just my preference.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't already have this shot printed, framed and hanging in a place of distinction in your house, then something's wrong! :D
You need to shave and hit the gym, man. Hard!
ReplyDeletethe sensor in the KF HDX is about a quarter of the size of a müsli flake
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO! FUNNY YOU!! :-D
Good God Eo! The last time I saw a face like that was in a funeral parlour. The guy was in a box and his widow wore a big smile! Sláinte, Basil.
ReplyDeleteThis is what happens when you work from home.
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