Grains of Wisdom

[chuasam]

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Thanks Alex,
Sorry to have to bother you like that.

 

[LARZRARZ]

I agree, way too often I witness fellow photographers unwilling to shoot above ISO 250 for fear of noise. Noise (or other perceived flaws) aren't going to ruin an image; an image being a bad image is what will ruin an image. Many times noise will go unnoticed, or it will enhance the mood. Or it could detract from it, you just never know, and unfortunately too many photographers are too scared to experiment and find out whether it will work out or not.

 

[chuasam]

If I plan to retouch, I rarely shoot above 200, quite often restrict to 64. Adding in realistic matching noise after cleaning up is a pain.

If no retouching is planned, I quite often hit 6400.

 

[LARZRARZ]

If I plan to retouch, I rarely shoot above 200, quite often restrict to 64. Adding in realistic matching noise after cleaning up is a pain.

If no retouching is planned, I quite often hit 6400.

There is certainly less to retouch when those fine details are just a little bit obscured.