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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/17/2005 10:35:28 PM · #1

Took this to show people what a 28-75/2.8 Tamron DI Macro can do for volleyball without a flash. The lighting in this gym was good enough to shoot at 3.5, but that was not quite fast enough. I also "Neat Imaged" it too. The school is considering using it on their Senior Brochure, since this young lady is a senior. Let's talk about it. What do you think?

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CorySmith

08/17/2005 10:45:28 PM · #2

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GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

08/17/2005 10:53:42 PM · #3

It's a good shot but in all good conscience I couldn't not comment about the NI. It looks like I'm viewing the shot through a tupper ware container. IE fake and plastic-y. (yes..it's a word).

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

08/17/2005 11:04:56 PM · #4

Agreed, too much NI if you ask me. All the faces in the stands are smudged.

08/18/2005 12:03:04 AM · #5

The only thing the graphic designer wants to see is the player and the school name. From a NI standpoint it is too much on the crowd, but from an advertising background it will get the point across.

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nico_blue

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/18/2005 01:11:47 AM · #6

just echo-ing what others has said about the neat image - it has been applied like too thick 80's makeup. I think you should try reappying the neat image selecting a different part of the image to build the profile from, and if that doesnt work then decrease the amount of the effect. I have taken lots of shot at iso 400 with the 28-75 on my digital rebel and they should not be that noisy especially if you are downsizing.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/18/2005 01:35:25 AM · #7

The photo was not noisy guys. We did this for a look and feel only. I will post the original tomorrow. Good Night

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Zoomdak

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/18/2005 02:36:11 AM · #8

Originally posted by Fetor:

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Ditto

justin_hewlett

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/18/2005 03:11:52 AM · #9

Originally posted by ph223048:

The photo was not noisy guys. We did this for a look and feel only. I will post the original tomorrow. Good Night

What if you were to selectively apply neatimage to the player only? I think it would do well to set the subject apart from the rest of the scene.

nico_blue

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/18/2005 03:53:41 AM · #10

Originally posted by ph223048:

The photo was not noisy guys. We did this for a look and feel only. I will post the original tomorrow. Good Night

If you were trying to blur the background then can I suggest a guassian blur instead, if you were trying to bring out the player more can I suggest a unsharp mask instead... if you were going for both then can i suggest using a layer mask and doing a guassian blur on the background+ usm on the player.