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Wood Carving
Wood Carving
krnodil


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Challenge: Image Grain II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Virginia, US
Date: Mar 13, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Abstract, Textures
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2007

 First submission - still learning, so not expecting much. Tried to optimize "grain" without making it look unreal - have I succeeded? Thank you for any and all comments.

Post-challenge: I personally considered this picture to be a six, so not surprised to see the majority agreeing with votes in the 4,5,6 range. Would like to hear why some thought it deserved an 8 or above. I posted the original as-shot image in my portfolio, should anyone like to compare. All processing was done prior to conversion from RAW, with only sharpening and resizing performed in PS.

Statistics
Place: 283 out of 399
Avg (all users): 4.9486
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6939
Avg (non-participants): 5.2727
Views since voting: 878
Views during voting: 234
Votes: 175
Comments: 2
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/16/2007 09:57:28 PM
Personally I find it very hard to emulate true film grainyness (sp?) in digital, many years ago as a yearbook photogragher in HS we would push process Tri X (400 asa) to 1600 asa for things like football games where a strobe was useless and there wasn't enough light to stop action without it. The resulting grainy look from shorter process times had a very distintive look that and without using the effects filters (that aren't allowed in basic) I have never been able to get a good grain feel. Point is the oversharpening, although it does create some noise, is closer than anything else I've seen. For me due to focus on the lower part of the image I would say about 6 if the focus was spot on I would give it a 7 or maybe 8. hope this helps!!
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/28/2007 05:28:22 PM
Technicals: I like the lighting and B&W conversion. The focus is on, but unever. I think your lens is not at a perfect parallel to your object (evidenced by the bottom being more out of focus).

The feel: The grain here seems to be a product of oversharpening which is probably not the best way to go. It does produce noise, but it also gives the picture a harsh feel. I also think shots which rely on detail are not good candidates for image grain. The two wind up competing with each other.

The game: A pretty subtle shot for DPC. A nice capture of the carving lit nicely to show the relief, but my quesiton is "why grain?" This picture doesn't look like it needs it and gives the impression the grain was added to meet the challenge.
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