I'm having a really hard time....

08/06/2005 09:22:04 AM · #1

Hey guys and gals, I'm having a really hard time processing this photo. It was taken at night of one of my fathers restored antique tractors. I just cant get it to look right or have any "BAM" to it? Can you Photoshop gurus help me out? I posted a link to the original image down below. Thanks ahead to all of those who give it a shot for all your time and effort (his b-day is monday and this might be one of his gifts).

This is the original image.

08/06/2005 09:30:10 AM · #2

There's a thumbnail leading to a DPC-size, 640 pixel image; no "original" that I can find.

R.

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

08/06/2005 09:34:34 AM · #3

Sorry, the original is in my protfolio. Unless it has been re-sized automatically.

Canon EOS-60D

08/06/2005 09:38:59 AM · #4

The one in your portfolio is only 20kb..that's impossible to work with. Can up upload the full resolution original?

08/06/2005 09:52:41 AM · #5

Working from the low res, 640-pixel image, and thus with really choppy selection, here's a couple stabs at it; one straight, one with gothic glow.

Robt.

08/06/2005 10:19:19 AM · #6

sorry everyone. heres a link to the original at smugmug. i uploaded the original to my portfolio but i guess it got resized automatically. im a dufus
drew
//kiropractic.smugmug.com/gallery/711835

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/06/2005 10:59:14 AM · #7

Working from the large image:

Robt.

SJCarter

Canon EOS-7D

08/06/2005 11:44:15 AM · #8

Working from the large imager too (it was only 800x).

RonBeam

Minolta DiMAGE 7

08/06/2005 11:45:20 AM · #9

My shot at it is here.

edit - BTW, was your ASA setting at 4 billion? That is a really noisy image.

Message edited by author 2005-08-06 11:48:07.

08/06/2005 01:17:13 PM · #10

Originally posted by SJCarter:

Working from the large imager too (it was only 800x).

There was a link to a 3500+ pixel image there...

Robt.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

08/06/2005 01:18:05 PM · #11

Originally posted by RonBeam:

My shot at it is here.

edit - BTW, was your ASA setting at 4 billion? That is a really noisy image.

Seeing as it was a night shot, one might presume ASA 1600... that would bring in some noise.

Robt.

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

08/06/2005 01:20:22 PM · #12

Originally posted by bear_music:

Originally posted by SJCarter:

Working from the large imager too (it was only 800x).

There was a link to a 3500+ pixel image there...

Robt.

If you check the image details, it was set to ISO 100, f/1.8 very odd.

08/06/2005 01:21:23 PM · #13

Originally posted by Artyste:

Originally posted by bear_music:

Originally posted by SJCarter:

Working from the large imager too (it was only 800x).

There was a link to a 3500+ pixel image there...

Robt.

If you check the image details, it was set to ISO 100, f/1.8 very odd.

That's more work than I'm inclined to do. I'll take your word on it, seeing as how you did the research.

R.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

08/06/2005 08:25:41 PM · #14

is that too much noise? i dont have a cable release or remote release so i had to adjust my f-stop so it would 30 secs. or less. at f1.8 it was at 30 secs. i need a release really bad, i know. does the image have too much noise? in the current 'long exposure' challenge the shutter was open for 10 secs at f/22 i think. should i run it through neat image a few times or does my camera have a little too much noise in it? thanks for the effort everyone made.
drew

RonBeam

Minolta DiMAGE 7

08/07/2005 12:15:51 AM · #15

Originally posted by kiropractic:

Drew, this is a good learning experience for you. You could have used a tripod and "bracketed" a number of differing exposures (including some using a flash) in order to be able to combine acceptable portions of each exposure (by cloning from mutiple sources) in order to get the best "whole" photo. I mention a tripod because obviously the camera must remain in exactly the same position for each exposure in order to borrow bracketed components. Using the self-timer on the camera will insure no jarring or shaking by contact with the camera. Noise CAN be reduced and even eliminated in post-processing, but the goal must always be to get the best initial shot to work with in order to end up with the best print.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/07/2005 01:05:21 AM · #16

(I don't do PS)

Noiseware Standard Edition (Portrait preset)

Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10
- 5 Clicks of Add Flash
- Adjust Levels and Curves
-- Virtual Photographer Plug-in (Bright Shade)
-- Xero Graphics Clarity Filter
- Sharpen

The Gimp
- Scale to 640
- Unsharpmask (3.3, 2.4)

08/07/2005 01:09:46 AM · #17

I had assumned he wanted a dark, moody pic, or why shoot it at night? If he's looking for something full-tone, then pollard's got the best one so far...

R.

SandyP

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM

08/07/2005 11:22:12 AM · #18

I like the improvement bear_music made in cloning out the fencing or whatever that is on the left. That version looks awesome!

ebertdj

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8L

08/07/2005 12:00:30 PM · #19

That's my quick go at it...