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Blue Angel
jbeazell


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Challenge: Image Grain (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Rockvale Cemetary, Rockvale, MT
Date: Oct 22, 2005
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2005

 This is one of the few times that I had a vision of what I wanted, and applied it to my final image. I have a very similar Black and White print shot at 3200 ASA where the strong grain gives an incredibly strong effect. Of course, I had to add grain to my already noisy digital image.

What I did:
1) started with resizing my image, to avoide noise problems later.
2) Applied a heavy USM on the image. This increased my noise considerably
3) ran through the Optikverve Labs virtual photographer, changed the image to 'film 2', then seleected ISO 1600, and bumped the grain all the way up.
4) ran it through another run of USM, to more or less enhance the grain effect even more.
5) Auto levels / auto color.
6) Bumped up the saturation, and the contrast a bit.
7) saved for web

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Place: 215 out of 274
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Votes: 182
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/26/2005 03:13:24 PM
This works!
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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 10/26/2005 11:15:58 AM
Definitely is grainy. Overall, the image seemed to be lacking something, not sure what. Maybe less grain would have enhanced the contours of the statue better without overwhelming it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S6000/6500 FD
 10/25/2005 09:51:18 PM
Interesting... sad, but interesting. Great job on the grain - looks perfect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 10/25/2005 09:15:10 AM
Wow, this would be great if you could have blurred the back more, its a bit distracting. Like the amount of noise you used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-1
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 10/24/2005 03:15:54 AM
Nice rendition, but a bit too centered maybe.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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