Maybe My Best Insect Macro?

[480sparky41 41]

The grainy background may just be the result of reducing the image for posting... either your software or your hosting.

Problem is, I don't see it in the original, OR in the flickr file image--and it's hard to assess and/or fix what you can't see!
I'm kinda tempted to try some noise reduction on the original, but I'm afraid that since I'm not even seeing the grain in the first place, I'd do more harm than good trying to "fix" it.

If you're shooting & editing in raw, you should be able to un-'fix' it.

 

[sm4him]

The grainy background may just be the result of reducing the image for posting... either your software or your hosting.

Problem is, I don't see it in the original, OR in the flickr file image--and it's hard to assess and/or fix what you can't see!
I'm kinda tempted to try some noise reduction on the original, but I'm afraid that since I'm not even seeing the grain in the first place, I'd do more harm than good trying to "fix" it.

If you're shooting & editing in raw, you should be able to un-'fix' it.

True enough.
I *think* I'd already started shooting raw by that time. Guess I'll hunt down that file when I have time and give it a try.
Check that. It's not really that I'd have to "find" the file--just more a matter of motivation. I'm on my Toshiba laptop, and PS is on my Mac, which isn't even on. So, it can wait, and if I still remember it later, I'll give it a go.

 

[ibmike150]

The grainy background may just be the result of reducing the image for posting... either your software or your hosting.

Yeah it's only in areas of color change so it was most likely from poor compression on the upload. I cannot see it on my MacBook Pro screen but on my editing monitors it's there. Great shot regardless!

 

[tacosanchez]

This is brilliant!

 

[sm4him]

This is brilliant!

Thanks, taco! I appreciate that!