Comments on: Liverpool Transition III

By: LightningPaul

LightningPaul — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:39:52 +0000

Great surprise shot!
For the noise: I’m playing with Noise Ninja, the results are pretty amazing.
I tested it for instance on a picture shot with ISO800, two stops underexposed, RAW, D200 camera. First I pushed the exposure two stops up in Nikon View NX, which was got well exposed but as grainy as your image. After that I applied twice Noise Ninja. The result is a softer image without almost any noise.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:00 +0000

I think it’s a nice image. It’s as noisy as hell, but jesus, ISO 10k, amazing.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:59:31 +0000

I have not pushed my D700 to ISO 10,000 yet. It is amazing that this is such a usable image. Love the light here.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:11:42 +0000

Nice shot. Good choice using the ambient; flash would’ve killed the atmosphere. Personally I like the DoF f2.8 gives here, but I reckon a tighter, flatter crop would improve the image.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:32:33 +0000

Even the noise looks great on the D700…much more like film grain. I did the same as you last week and traded my Canon gear in for a D700, 24-70mm and a Sigma 50 f1.4. Wow, what a camera! Thanks for helping to push me over the edge with your night shots.