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WWA, thanks, much apprecaited.
I'm no expert by any means, but here's what I do (although other routines might work just as well or even better). For the High ISO images (typically ISO8000-12800) I usually process in Lightroom to taste, setting the colour profile to "Nikon Standard" (as I find the adobe profile a bit anemic). I then turn sharpening completely off in Lightroom then continue my edit in PS CC. I first create a duplicate layer then run it though the plug in - Topaz Denoise", which I've used for a few years now and does a really good job. Once that's done I create a layer mask and paint out the areas that I don't want NR to affect (typically high detail areas like feathers etc., revealing the non processed background layer.
Once I'm happy with NR, I then run though "Topaz Infocus" for final screen sharpening.
It's sounds like a faff, but to be honest it takes all of 5 minutes top. For Images up to ISO6400, I don't even use layers but rather just run a mild Topaz Denoise routine across the whole image then though Topaz Infocus for final sharpening (even quicker)
That's for the reply, I certainly need to brush up on my PP skills. Is there a reason many of you don't just use the noise function in Lightroom?