Corrected image upload.
File size in original post is just way too small and the second image is missing. So, I added a third pic while reposting.
Good shots that capture the dynamism of the guitar player. The noise is what I'd expect from having to keep the shutter speed up in difficult lighting conditions. Did you limit the sharpening to the edges? You'd need to do that to keep the sharpening away from the noise.
R.G. wrote:
Good shots that capture the dynamism of the guitar player. The noise is what I'd expect from having to keep the shutter speed up in difficult lighting conditions. Did you limit the sharpening to the edges? You'd need to do that to keep the sharpening away from the noise.
Ive got two "sharpness" controls, labeled "definition" and "sharpness". The latter can cause edge halos and white speckles so I lean harder on "definition".
Im (almost) never concerned with *how much* noise I get. OTOH the *character* of noise does matter to me. Sometimes I get a character of noise that I like well enough to add a touch more sharpness just to empower it.
I think you're right that "Definition" is probably the better of the two options. If you want to accentuate noise for a grainy look, can you add "Sharpness" via a brush? That way you could limit it to the bits that you want to look grainy. The way it is as shown it has the typical look of over-sharpened noise which results in a lumpy, pasty look. If you had a way to sharpen the edges you wouldn't be dependent on global sharpening to bring out details so you could moderate it for a more pleasing grainy look.
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