Do you think this is acceptable?

simon ess

simon ess

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OK - so, in the garden this evening it was really dull under a black, overcast sky. I thought I'd try ISO 1600 in an attempt to still get some decent background ambient light. It's not something I'd want to do too often, but I reckon it's given me an idea about what can be done.
Would appreciate your views - Thanks.

 
If I'm honest the picture is superb and the fly/foreground it great. Only when I look hard at the back ground I notice it is slightly grainy.
 
Thanks very much folks. I'm very critical of my own shots and it's good to get other viewpoints.

Digitall said:
It looks to me as though the focus is towards the rear of the fly on the body. A great shot but one that should not be put up for competition.
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Yes, totally agree. I missed the best focus point. Only posted to get views on the ISO and noise. Thanks for your input.
 
simon ess said:
Yes, totally agree. I missed the best focus point. Only posted to get views on the ISO and noise. Thanks for your input.
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Was going to say about the focus but if that's not the point then yes - at this crop it's fine :) You can see the noise if you look carefully in OOF areas but nothing too bad. You tried using noise reduction on a raw file and seeing what it's like?
 
AshMashMash said:
Was going to say about the focus but if that's not the point then yes - at this crop it's fine :) You can see the noise if you look carefully in OOF areas but nothing too bad. You tried using noise reduction on a raw file and seeing what it's like?
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Thanks for that. I've never tried noise reduction, although I do always use raw.
Which noise reduction software would you recommend? Thanks
 
simon ess said:
Thanks for that. I've never tried noise reduction, although I do always use raw.
Which noise reduction software would you recommend? Thanks
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I just meant using the option you have in CS5 for noise reduction - I've not personally used software specially for it :)
 
AshMashMash said:
I just meant using the option you have in CS5 for noise reduction - I've not personally used software specially for it :)
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Aah - OK. I use Nikon capture NX2. I love it(y)
I sometimes use photoshop if I want to get "arty".
There is a noise reduction option in NX2 but, for some reason, I've never used it. I'll give it a go.
Thanks again.
 
simon ess said:
Aah - OK. I use Nikon capture NX2. I love it(y)
I sometimes use photoshop if I want to get "arty".
There is a noise reduction option in NX2 but, for some reason, I've never used it. I'll give it a go.
Thanks again.
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Coolio! Just a touch of it might just get rid of that in the OOF areas :)
 
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