Macro Ant shots for C&C

[Ron Evers]

The ants are really attracted to the Rose-of-Sharon. Today's images are a slight improvement from my last try. All hand held using the Raynox 150 Macro on the Canon S5.


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[SonyShooterA200]

For a iso of 200 that is a LOT of noise. I like the idea but that noise or post production is distracting to me.

 

[Ron Evers]

For a iso of 200 that is a LOT of noise. I like the idea but that noise or post production is distracting to me.

Very distracting indeed but that only showed up after the pics were loaded into Photobucket. It was a surprise to me when I saw the pics here. :thumbdown: The S5 is bad for noise with any ISO over 200 but it should not look this bad @ 200. The pics were cropped about 50% which I expect contributed to the problem.

 

[mooimeisie]

Excellent pictures of the ants, but I do agree the noise is very distracting. I didn't think that a 50% crop would produce that amount of noise.

 

[Chris.]

These are great shots in every way but one. The noise as every one has said is to distracting and apparent.

 

[TJ K]

I think number two would be the best if i could see the original before crappy photobucket but due to what it did i go for number 1 all nice shots though

 

[icassell]

Just for interest, I plugged one into Noiseware Pro (which I have as both free-standing and as a photoshop plugin) to see what would happen (didn't spend much time with adjustments).

Here are before and after both from Photobucket:

 

[Jeffro]

The 2nd one comes back to life!!!!

 

[Ron Evers]

Thanks Ian, that made a big difference & particularly in the blue area.

Also, thanks to all you folks who took the time to respond.

 

[mooimeisie]

That Noiseware Pro seems to do amazing things.

 

[icassell]

Thanks Ian, that made a big difference & particularly in the blue area.

Also, thanks to all you folks who took the time to respond.

With a bit of effort, I think you could do a better job. As I said, I just dashed it off (using just your image grabbed off of TPF) to see what would happen. I love this software -- and I think it was only about $90. I use it on most images, but find it particularly useful at recovering some shot at high ISO that I thought were useless. It's very easy to use.

 

[Nolan]

Wow that noise where program made a significant difference!

 

[rufus5150]

For a iso of 200 that is a LOT of noise.

Take it with a grain (har) of salt -- that's ISO 200 on an S5IS which has a far smaller sensor than a DSLR. There's going to be a lot of noise even at 100 or lower compared to a modern DSLR.

Given the limitations of what he's shooting, those images are awesome (okay, I admit, I was pretty jealous even without considering the camera, they're nicely done).

 

[icassell]

BTW, I forgot to mention .... I really like the images

 

[Ron Evers]

Thanks again guys.