Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by roz:
so i just saw your thread .. the little camera that could
I never expected it to bring me one of my highest scores ever and my first HM for a free study. Pretty good for a camera with a tiny sensor. And the noise at ISO 6400 wasn't too bad for Topaz to handle.

you should be one of their ambassadors .. firstly because you are so enthusiastic and second because you take some wonderful photos with that camera ..
congrats again Gina .. xx ..

Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by roz:
you are really killing it with that camera .. not literally of course .. lol ..
i should take some notes out of your book .. because i have the same camera and have not been impressed ..
blown away by the iso6400 on this pic .. think i'll retrieve that camera from the naughty corner and give it another go ..
its so convenient compared to a dslr or mirrorless ..

many congratulations on the fifth place Gina .. and 9th place on your profile page .. way to go Gina .. !! .. :)

Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by PennyStreet:
I also wondered if this was an underwater shot. Great coloring and sharpness. Nice pic for the little camera and (probably) kudos to the processing as well. Love it.

Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Lydia:
Yay, Gina!!

Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by glad2badad:
Wait a minute. There's more to the story here isn't there? I mean, that's a waterproof camera. Were you swimming with the fishies when you took this? :-P

Fish
by GinaRothfels

Comment by markwiley:
Excellent image. And, 6400 ISO is crazy. Nicely done.

Screws
by GinaRothfels

Comment by PennyStreet:
Ha! Well done.

Traffic
by GinaRothfels

Comment by GinaRothfels:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Love the grain / B&W choice here. Although I'm a bit shocked that ISO 800 produced THIS much grain for you. Did you have a secret setting (not questioning, really want to know), like maybe underexposing a couple stops or something?

It was shot using an Olympus Art Filter called Grainy Film 1.

I actually prefer the control that Nik Silver Efex offers, but couldn't use it for a minimal editing challenge.

Traffic
by GinaRothfels

Comment by glad2badad:
This feels very real. Can relate to it as a normal part of someone's day. Love the grain / B&W choice here. Although I'm a bit shocked that ISO 800 produced THIS much grain for you. Did you have a secret setting (not questioning, really want to know), like maybe underexposing a couple stops or something? I have a gazillion settings on my Sony cameras but not sure I have one for enhanced grain. Now I need to go check. :-D

Accidentally Surreal
by GinaRothfels

Comment by posthumous:
surrealists love accidents! the chiaroscuro is irresistible and mad.