Lady Bird Noise

derek897
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:22 Link
I took this a few days ago after a drop of rain, the original shot was underexposed so i have tried to bring it back in photoshop, But noise is ruining the shot. I cant seem to get rid of it. I am posting my attempt here and have linked to flickr to the original unedited shot, if anyone wants to download and can get rid of the noise or reduce it i would really appreciate it.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22557549@N07/14739671330/in/photostream/

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fritzthedog
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:28 - Helpful Comment Link
What like this you mean?

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Orly had a 3 second go at it - LR4 73% Luminance noise reduction - more time and care would probably improve further

Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
Edited by fritzthedog: 20/08/2014 - 19:34
derek897
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:45 Link
Hi Carl. Thats brilliant. I have lr 4 as well but hardly use it. Heading on to it now. Thanks again Carl
Derek
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fritzthedog
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:52 Link
derek897 wrote:
Hi Carl. Thats brilliant. I have lr 4 as well but hardly use it. Heading on to it now. Thanks again Carl
Derek
Hi Derek - when it comes to noise reduction and sharpening - you should always head straight for LR - nothing better IMHO.


Good luck

Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
davidstorm
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:53 Link
Noise has gone but the definition has suffered badly; this is often the consequence of applying Noise Reduction. Best option is to avoid noise in the first place, I know that's not always easy but it should be the objective, especially with shots like this one.

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David
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fritzthedog
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:58 Link
davidstorm wrote:
Noise has gone but the definition has suffered badly; this is often the consequence of applying Noise Reduction. Best option is to avoid noise in the first place, I know that's not always easy but it should be the objective, especially with shots like this one.

Regards
David
Agreed - but I wouldn't take my half baked attempt at it seriously. I think putting the original in to LR and doing all the pp work there will significantly improve the shot

Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
Mike-P
Posted 20/08/2014 - 19:58 Link
I would keep the noise in the main subject but use reduction on the just the background. As David has pointed out, all the detail has gone from the shot now.
derek897
Posted 20/08/2014 - 20:11 Link
Hi guys thanks for the input. I was using a deglassed 2x converter with a Dxenon 100mm macro. Manual mode as no contaxts on 2x. Also no af, out of about 20 shots this one was the only one under exposed to this extent, not sure what i hit to cause the adjustment, But hey ho its what i have. And i would like to have a decent copy of it to allow me to do a decent sized print if i want. I have tried this in lr, but i do not know how to use it

Derek
I know what i like, If not always why.
Mike-P
Posted 20/08/2014 - 20:19 Link
Did you shoot Jpeg or Raw?

If Raw can you put it somewhere so we can access it?
derek897
Posted 20/08/2014 - 20:32 Link
Unfortunately jpeg, I do shoot raw sometimes but as i was just Snapping in the garden i was shooting jpeg
Derek
I know what i like, If not always why.
Blythman
Posted 20/08/2014 - 20:54 Link
Well, may as well join in

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swarf
Posted 20/08/2014 - 22:07 Link
I use Dfine (one of the Nik plug-ins) to reduce noise, and, while I haven't tried it on this image and only use in on Raw images, I don't think it removes as much detail as in this example. (I don't use Lightroom at all)

Phil
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derek897
Posted 20/08/2014 - 23:06 Link
Sorry for the late reply, ive been at an RTC. Thanks for the help guys, Brilliant work, i just couldnt get it at all.I really appreciate the time that you have put into this and am They are all better than mine, which is great i now have a couple of bright clean images Happy days for me

Thanks again

Derek
I know what i like, If not always why.

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