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While waiting for the 20mm 1.7 ... Canon 50mm 1.8

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My daughter had fallen asleep on the couch after a night of dress up fun. This was shot at ISO 800 1/40.

Is there anything I can do to clean up the noise a bit? I have recently switched to RAW only and was wondering if anyone uses any noise reduction software either before or after moving into Lightroom? Thanks



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http://www.flickr.com/photos/30939186@N04/
 
... convert to mono and add a little post-processing
GH1 @1600ISO



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Judge: ' This image may be better in black and white - perhaps even just black! '
 
FredB said:
My daughter had fallen asleep on the couch after a night of dress up fun. This was shot at ISO 800 1/40.

Is there anything I can do to clean up the noise a bit? I have recently switched to RAW only and was wondering if anyone uses any noise reduction software either before or after moving into Lightroom? Thanks

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... of doing something similar ...



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Judge: ' This image may be better in black and white - perhaps even just black! '
 
But I do like that particular image the way it is...There's a softness to it (and not in a bad way) that lends to the peaceful tone of the shot. So sweet.

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WoW!!!
that is an amazing picture.
I love it as it is. The colors and lighting are just exquisite.
I would keep it just the way it is
Perhaps you could get the free Lightroom3 beta from Adobe and experiment.
 
Very Nice picture. The noise will probably go away in a print.

For Noise reduction I use Noiseware

http://www.imagenomic.com/

There is a free edition at the bottom of this page
http://www.imagenomic.com/download.aspx

The free edition is called
Noiseware Community Edition Standalone 2.6 (info)

http://www .(remove me for direct link to free version)imagenomic.com/setup/20070213W/NoisewareCESetupXP2601.exe

Have a good one.
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Jon
 
I think the shot is great and the noise is not an issue so don't sweat it!
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Matt
 
I think it is great the way it is. There is something exquisite about it - especially given the mood of the photo. I actually have that lens on an old AE-1. I should really try it out. Do you have other examples you can post - maybe under different lighting? ... if they are handy that is...

Thanks for posting!

-Dan.
 
FredB said:
I love me some 50mm .. I pondered the 1.4, but I went for the 20mm 1.7 I may still break down and get the 50 mm 1.4 FD if it really is better than the 1.8
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It's not really better in terms of sharpness or contrast, it's just a little faster. The main advantage is that you can get closer to the subject. If I remember correctly, the 1.8 needs around 60cm minimum distance, the 1.4 around 40cm.

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