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Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by daodang, Mar 19, 2005.

  1. daodang

    daodang

    1,901
    Feb 1, 2005
    Montreal Quebec Canada
    Hi,

    This period of the year is the time of cactus and desert plants flowering.

    40864744.

    The picture is a bit grainy due to a wrong ISO 800 setting. It has been processed by Noise Ninja but I couldn't go long with noise reduction since the picture will suffer from softness.

    Hopes you enjoy it.

    Cheers.
     
    daodang, Mar 19, 2005
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  2. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    30,470
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Beautiful image Dao. I just received a large cactus like that from a gentleman in California that I had done a favor for. Hope it will bloom.
     
    greyflash, Mar 19, 2005
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  3. F15Todd

    F15Todd

    1,483
    Feb 1, 2005
    Tennessee
    ISO 800 doesn't hurt this photo at all on the screen. :)
    How does is look printed?
     
    F15Todd, Mar 19, 2005
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  4. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Dao,

    What a beautiful flower. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful composition and well shot.

    Gale
     
    Gale, Mar 19, 2005
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  5. PhotoDawg

    PhotoDawg

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    Jan 25, 2005
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Very nice Dao!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful flower picture!!! :D :D :D :D
     
    PhotoDawg, Mar 19, 2005
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  6. daodang

    daodang

    1,901
    Feb 1, 2005
    Montreal Quebec Canada
    Hi Todd. On a 8 x10 print, the noise in the background is acceptable but with an 11 x 14 print, the noise is obvious in the dark areas of the background (near the picks at the top and bottom of the picture). In my limited experience with ISO 600 and 800 on a D100, I think it's worth to overexposed a little bit the dark areas (let say by 1/3 of a stop to lower the noise. I need to mention that I use the +0,3 EV gamma curve of Photogenetic. BW
     
    daodang, Mar 19, 2005
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  7. peterdove

    peterdove Guest

    An excellent pic, I would try and do some stronger noise reduction in one later and then mask it so that the stonger noise reduction is applied to the shadowy areas.

    Peter
     
    peterdove, Mar 21, 2005
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  8. daodang

    daodang

    1,901
    Feb 1, 2005
    Montreal Quebec Canada
    Hi Peter, I'm interested to do as you suggested. Could you be kind to give me the detailed procedure. Thank you.
     
    daodang, Mar 25, 2005
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