Comment on Closeups in Harsh Light by dalantech
One question... Does the noise reduction on a 400 ISO photo has any bad effect on big prints like for example 90x60 ones.
Even at ISO 400 I can resolve a dragonfly's compound eyes -and that level of detail is overkill for this type of shooting. IMHO getting a lot of fine details in a closeup just isn't necessary (I'd also say the same thing for a macro shot). Light and composition are going to determine weather or not an image looks good. When was the last time you looked at a painting and liked the composition and the color but didn't like it because it wasn't sharp enough?... 
Well... I cannot say that I'm agree with you. Paintings and photography are quite different disciplines IMHO. I never like to consider my photos as an artwork. Photography is more like craftmenship to me.
Heavy noise may give some nice effect to a portrait shot or an action shot but noisy dragonfly photos even the most detailed one is something like a good wooden table with lack of fine finishing or with a bad varnish.
And there had been times that when I looked at a painting, like the light and composition but did not like the technique. It's getting more and more often at the former times hence many painters, illustrators are coping their designs from photos which has already good light and composition.
Those are my two cents.
Heavy noise may give some nice effect to a portrait shot or an action shot but noisy dragonfly photos even the most detailed one is something like a good wooden table with lack of fine finishing or with a bad varnish.
And there had been times that when I looked at a painting, like the light and composition but did not like the technique. It's getting more and more often at the former times hence many painters, illustrators are coping their designs from photos which has already good light and composition.
Those are my two cents.
A very good point!
I use NoiseWare Professional to remove the image noise from my shots and it's very good at preserving detail, so I never worry about shooting at high ISOs
I use NoiseWare Professional to remove the image noise from my shots and it's very good at preserving detail, so I never worry about shooting at high ISOs
Thanks a lot for this info. I don't like noise you know...
