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Slobodan Blagojevic

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The Smoker
« on: May 23, 2020, 09:43:07 am »

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2020, 10:06:47 am »

Timing is everything. Interesting story there. Love the way the others surround and frame her.

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2020, 10:25:12 am »

Timing is everything. Interesting story there. Love the way the others surround and frame her.

I wonder if it is what Jay Maisel calls "gesture"? That hand position lasted for just a second. It was a dark bar, during a concert (that's why everyone around her is standing), and her face was illuminated by her phone only. ISO 25,600.

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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2020, 10:52:29 am »

I wonder if it is what Jay Maisel calls "gesture"? That hand position lasted for just a second. It was a dark bar, during a concert (that's why everyone around her is standing), and her face was illuminated by her phone only. ISO 25,600.

And that's why you and the rest caught Corinna19: damned ciggie smoke feeds all diseases.

Imagine being at a concert and feeling incapable of leaving the cellphone off. How rude! I hope you didn't ask her home - probably screws with the blessed thing on as romantic lighting...

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2020, 10:06:51 am »

- probably screws
And wouldn't that rate as an interesting story? ;) ;) :o

And Slobodan, I think "gesture" a la Maisel is exactly right as well as the critical moment a la HCB. I'd put this one in your "Favorites" folder. Unfortunately, we have nothing like it in the deserts of Arizona, only boring sunrises, sunsets, an red rock  ;) Anyway, obviously I really like it: Smokin' hot!

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2020, 05:31:30 am »

So much noise in the image. (just kidding)

Outstanding!

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2020, 05:45:41 am »

So much noise in the image. (just kidding)

Outstanding!

Thanks.

Actually, I brought back some noise in the hair, in order to preserve the detail. I am not terribly obsessed with noise in general, and if needed, I could use a dedicated noise reduction program.

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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2020, 09:13:17 am »

Great catch!

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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2020, 10:27:53 am »

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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2020, 01:14:09 pm »

I am not terribly obsessed with noise in general

Agreed.  Sometimes the softness caused by overly-aggressive noise reduction calls attention to itself more than the noise it is intended to eliminate.  And sometimes the grain-like effect of noise actually seems appropriate for a particular image.  I think it contributes to the atmosphere in this one.

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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2020, 03:05:36 pm »

Not only that, DxO's noise reduction process can eliminate most of it, if that's what you're after.
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Re: The Smoker
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2020, 03:23:55 pm »

Not only that, DxO's noise reduction process can eliminate most of it, if that's what you're after.

Russ, I have yet to find a program that would do that without turning hair into a smudge.

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« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2020, 03:29:01 pm »

Have you tried PhotoLab 3's PRIME noise reduction? I'll grant you nothing's perfect, Slobodan, because when your picture's full of noise there's a lot of stuff missing, but I've had what I'd call pretty amazing results from PhotoLab.
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