did adjustment of colours in raw and then i treid to lessen the noise with noise ninja, reduce noise and redfield perfectum but none of them really worked because this image is just too noisy .. did an adjustment layers in brightness & contrast & levels & left the noise alone ..
I do love how you manage in all your images to bring out this unreal luminescence and you've got that again here, but I do find the noise to be a detraction in this case, keep the shot from really wowing me.
But I like the noise! It looks intentional and adds to the artsy look to it. I don't think you should try to get rid of it. Along with blur, I'm kinda getting into grain too :) It's so darn liberating :)
Like an abstract modern painting - it could easily be framed and displayed on the wall of a downtown office building. The noise gives a sense of grain that seems just as intentional as blur (irrespective of what you were thinking at the time). I think they work well together.
Very pretty. Love the fiery colors of yellow to orange to red. With the high ISO, might be cool to run it through Neat Image and rid it of the noise, although the texture of it kinda nice. ;~D